The impact of social media use on depression in multiple sclerosis patients
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The impact of social media use on depression in multiple sclerosis patients Hamid Reza Farpour1,2 · Amir Human Hoveidaei3,4 · Leila Habibi5,6 · Mahsa Moosavi7 · Sima Farpour2,8 Received: 27 March 2020 / Accepted: 8 June 2020 © Belgian Neurological Society 2020
Abstract Social media is a powerful tool in providing information and support for minority groups such as patients with chronic diseases. We aimed to assess the link between using online social media and depression in a sample population of Iranian Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients. In this cross-sectional study, a number of MS patients between 18–55 years were recruited. The Persian-language version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II-Persian) was used to screen MS patients for depression. We selected a cut-off point of 16 to identify depressed MS patients, who answered the self-administered questionnaire designed by the authors (the validity and reliability was confirmed before). Patients, whose interaction with social networks and communication tools was limited to
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