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Anxiety Sensitivity and Its Relation to Anxiety in Multiple Sclerosis
Menekşe Sıla Yazar1, Kumru Şenyaşar Meterelliyoz2
1Department of Psychiatry, Altınbas University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology
|May 20, 2024
Summary
Anxiety sensitivity is linked to clinical anxiety in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Depression and social concerns of anxiety sensitivity significantly predict anxiety symptoms in MS.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Psychiatry
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- Anxiety sensitivity's role in medical disease-related anxiety is recognized.
- Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients frequently experience clinical anxiety symptoms.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between anxiety sensitivity and clinical anxiety in MS patients.
- To identify predictors of anxiety symptoms within this population.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study of 105 MS patients (aged 18-65).
- Assessed anxiety, depression, and anxiety sensitivity using Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale and Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3 (ASI-3).
- Compared anxious participants to non-anxious controls.
Main Results:
- Anxious MS patients showed significantly higher scores on anxiety, depression, and all ASI-3 subdomains.
- Positive correlations found between anxiety, depression, and anxiety sensitivity measures.
- Depression and ASI-3 social concerns were significant predictors of anxiety levels in MS patients.
Conclusions:
- Anxiety sensitivity is associated with clinical anxiety symptoms in multiple sclerosis.
- Depression and social anxiety sensitivity are key predictors of anxiety in MS patients.
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