Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

Quality of life among multiple sclerosis patients

Amal Muslat Alharthi, Naif Edah Alomairi, Yahea Abdullah Alzahrani, Yasir. A. Altuwairqi, Samaher Mamdoh Alsukhiri, Malak Eidha Aloufi, Hanadi Mohammed Alharthi, Arwa Muneer Aljuhani

Abstract :

 Background:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a frequent chronic neurological disease with an increasing burden

worldwide and in Arab regions. Its impacts on the physical and psychological well-being could deteriorate the life
quality of the patient. The aim of our study was to assess the quality of life of patients with MS in Saudi Arabia.
Methods:A cross sectional study was conducted using an online questionnaire during a period of two months. A simple random sample of
400 patients with Multiple sclerosis was included in the study.
Results :The mean duration of the disease in our sample was 7.32 ± 5.26. The majority (45.8% participants) rated their health condition as
‘good‘ while 7.0% had rated as ‘poor health‘. On a scale of 0 to 31 the average score for life quality recorded in our sample was 17.06 ± 5.89,
31% of the interviewed had a good quality of life. There was a signi􀃶cant association between quality of life score and age, education level
and occupation. Sex, region, marital status and years of illness were not statistically signi􀃶cant factors for the change in the quality of life
score according to this study
ConclusionThe management of patients with MS should take in consideration the evaluation of the harmful impact of the disease on the
quality of the daily life of the patient in order to adapt the treatment and improve the coping ability of the patient.

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Amal Muslat Alharthi, Naif Edah Alomairi, Yahea Abdullah Alzahrani, Yasir.A.Altuwairqi, Samaher Mamdoh Alsukhiri, Malak Eidha Aloufi, Hanadi Mohammed Alharthi, Arwa Muneer Aljuhani, Quality of life among multiple sclerosis patients, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-7 | Issue-6 | June-2018


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