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The impact of disease characteristics on multiple sclerosis patients' quality of life / 한국역학회지
Epidemiology and Health ; : e2017008-2017.
Artigo em Inglês | WPRIM | ID: wpr-721267
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life (QoL) of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), and to investigate the effects of characteristics of MS such as disease course, severity, and relapses on patients' QoL.

METHODS:

This was a cross-sectional study, in which 171 patients were enrolled. Health-related QoL was assessed using the Persian version of the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54 questionnaire. To measure patients' disability status, we used the Expanded Disability Status Scale. Other variables included in the study were disease course and relapses of the disease.

RESULTS:

The average scores for patients' physical and mental QoL were 60.9±22.3 and 59.5±21.4, respectively. In a bivariate analysis, disease course, severity of the disease, and relapses were significantly associated with the physical and mental health composite scores. In a hierarchal regression analysis, disease course, severity of the disease, and relapses were responsible for 38 and 16% of the variance in physical and mental QoL, respectively. It was also observed that relapses were a strong predictor of both physical and mental QoL.

CONCLUSIONS:

Our results showed that disease characteristics significantly affected both dimensions of QoL. It is therefore suggested that health care providers should be aware of these characteristics of MS to more successfully improve MS patients' QoL.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Qualidade de Vida / Recidiva / Saúde Mental / Estudos Transversais / Pessoal de Saúde / Atributos de Doença / Irã (Geográfico) / Esclerose Múltipla Tipo de estudo: Estudo observacional / Estudo de prevalência / Estudo prognóstico / Fatores de risco Limite: Humanos País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Revista: Epidemiology and Health Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Qualidade de Vida / Recidiva / Saúde Mental / Estudos Transversais / Pessoal de Saúde / Atributos de Doença / Irã (Geográfico) / Esclerose Múltipla Tipo de estudo: Estudo observacional / Estudo de prevalência / Estudo prognóstico / Fatores de risco Limite: Humanos País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Revista: Epidemiology and Health Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Artigo