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Quality of life and impairment in patients with multiple sclerosis
ISAKSSON AK; AHLSTROM G; GUNNARSSON LG
J NEUROL NEUROSURG PSYCHIATRY , 2005, vol. 76, n° 1, p. 64-69 Doc n°: 116259 Localisation : Documentation IRR Descripteurs : AE3 - SEP, JF - QUALITE DE VIE The aims of this study were to describe the quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) given immunological treatment and in those not given immunological treatment and to investigate the relationship between impairment and quality of life. Methods: Twenty nine patients given immunological treatment were matched with the same number of patients not given such treatment. Matching variables were sex, Kurtzke's Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), years since diagnosis, and age (total n = 58). The patients were interviewed using the self-reported impairment checklist and they answered two questionnaires on quality of life, the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the Subjective Estimation of Quality of Life (SQoL). Results: The self-reported impairment checklist captured a more differentiated picture of the patients' symptoms of MS than the EDSS. Langue : ANGLAIS Tiré à part : OUI |
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