Quality of Life and Its Relative Factors Among Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-sectional Study in Northwest Iran
Gharibi F. Imani A. Haghi M. Khezri A. Joudyian N. Tavani M.E. Dalal K.
July and August 2023Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Journal of Research and Health
2023#13Issue 4263 - 272 pp.
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the critical diseases due to its adverse clinical, social, and economic consequences for affected people. This study aims to assess the quality of life (QoL) of patients with MS in East Azerbaijan, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using the multiple sclerosis quality of life-54 (MSQoL-54) questionnaires to interview 300 randomly selected MS patients in East Azarbaijan Province, Iran. The independent t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Tukey post hoc test were used to examine the relationship between demographic variables, and QoL, and all analyses were performed using SPSS software, version 19. Results: The QoL score in MS patients is 48.22±22.48. The “life satisfaction” is the best and “physical role limitation” is the worst QoL aspect. Significant relationships were observed between marital status, education level, employment status, age of symptoms onset, and years of illness with QoL (P<0.05). Conclusion: The QoL of the MS patients in East Azarbaijan Province is lower than in other parts of Iran and much lower than in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.
Multiple sclerosis , Public health , Quality of life (QoL)
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Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
Clinical Research Development Unit of Tabriz Valiasr Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Department of Quality Improvement, Monitoring and Evaluation, Center of Health Network Management, Deputy of Public Health, Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
Department of Public Health Science, School of Health Sciences, University of Skovde, Sweden and Higher School of Public Health, Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Social Determinants of Health Research Center
Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center
Social Determinants of Health Research Center
Clinical Research Development Unit of Tabriz Valiasr Hospital
Department of Health Services Management
Department of Quality Improvement
Department of Public Health Science
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