Department of Psychology, University of Utah Asia Campus, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, South Korea.
Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine, Kangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
PLoS One. 2018 Nov 8;13(11):e0206754. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206754. eCollection 2018.
As most of patients with Myasthenia Gravis have limitations in their physical functioning, many experience changes in psychological states and often have depression. The objective of the current study was to examine the roles of communication with medical professionals, patients' loneliness, and patients' depression, in relation to their effects on the patients' quality of life.
For 120 patients with MG of 18 years and older, demographic variables, along with communication with medical professionals, loneliness, depression, and quality of life were measured.
As a result, people suffering from MG experienced lower quality of life when their career has changed due to the illness. At the same time, depression was a significant predictor of their quality of life, both in physical and mental domains.
The implications for clinical settings and the suggestions for future research are discussed.
由于大多数重症肌无力患者的身体机能受限，许多人经历心理状态的变化，并且经常患有抑郁症。本研究的目的是研究与医疗专业人员的沟通、患者的孤独感以及患者的抑郁与他们的生活质量之间的关系。
对 120 名 18 岁及以上的重症肌无力患者进行了人口统计学变量、与医疗专业人员的沟通、孤独感、抑郁和生活质量的测量。
结果表明，由于疾病导致职业改变，患有 MG 的人生活质量较低。同时，抑郁是身体和心理领域生活质量的一个重要预测因素。
讨论了对临床环境的影响和对未来研究的建议。
