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This research assesses depressive symptoms in individuals with late effects of polio and explores associated sociodemographic and disability-related factors.

November 11, 2025PM&ROpen Access

Depressive symptoms in people with late effects of polio and the association with sociodemographic and disability‐related factors

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MNMaria Nolvi CBChristina Brogårdh LJLars Jacobsson

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Cross-sectional survey reveals depressive symptoms in individuals with late effects of polio, indicating mental health interventions are essential.

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This research assesses depressive symptoms in individuals with late effects of polio and explores associated sociodemographic and disability-related factors.
Cross-sectional survey design conducted at a university hospital outpatient clinic.
Participants included 81 individuals with late effects of polio.
Surveys included the Geriatric Depression Scale, SIPP scale, and RNL-I.
Logistic regression models analyzed associations between factors and depressive symptoms.
43% of participants showed suspected depression based on GDS-20 scores.
Marital status significantly related to depressive symptoms with an odds ratio of 5.53.
Disability-related factors had a larger explanatory value for depression than sociodemographic factors.

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Nolvi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69252e96c0ce034ddc35632f https://doi.org/10.1002/pmrj.70049

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Cross-sectional survey reveals depressive symptoms in individuals with late effects of polio, indicating mental health interventions are essential.

Depressive symptoms in people with late effects of polio and the association with sociodemographic and disability‐related factors

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Depressive symptoms in people with late effects of polio and the association with sociodemographic and disability‐related factors

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