Author:
Buchanan Robert J.,Huang Chunfeng,Kaufman Michael
Abstract
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable disease that can have physical, psychological, and social impacts, reducing health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with HRQOL among young adults with MS. Survey data were collected from 100 people with MS aged 18 to 31 years, with 93 participants providing all data needed for analyses of our regression models. The survey cohort was recruited from the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis (NARCOMS) Registry (now the NARCOMS/Global Patient Registry). Multiple linear regression models were used to analyze the data, with the Physical Component Summary and the Mental Component Summary of the 8-item Short Form Health Status Survey serving as dependent variables. Independent variables were other survey responses, including demographic, disease, and treatment characteristics. The results indicated that full-time employment, relapsing-remitting course of MS, and satisfaction with access to MS-focused care were associated with better physical dimensions of HRQOL. Conversely, MS symptoms that interfered with daily life and perceptions of not having as good a social life as other people of comparable age were linked to poorer physical dimensions of HRQOL. Worsening MS symptoms, not having as good a social life as other people of comparable age, and seeing a mental health professional in the previous 12 months were associated with poorer mental dimensions of HRQOL. Our study highlights the association of MS-focused care with better physical dimensions of HRQOL among young adults with MS.
Publisher
Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers
Subject
Advanced and Specialised Nursing,Clinical Neurology
Cited by
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