Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the quality of life in
multiple #sclerosis (MS) patients and investigate the relationship
between pain,
sleep quality, fatigue and mood #disorders with disability and quality of
life.
Material and metods: 50 MS patients and 50 healthy volunteers
participated in this study. The Expanded #Disability Status Scale (EDSS),
Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and
McGill Pain Index, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth
Sleepiness Scale (ESS), SF-36 quality of life scale, Beck Depression
Inventory (BDI) and Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS) were used.
Results: The SF-36 scores were significantly lower, andthe
BDI, FIS and PSQI score swere significantly higher in the MS #patients
when
compared to the healthy volunteers. The results showed that fatigue,
#depressivemoods, impaired sleep quality and severity of pain had a
significant effect on quality of life. The increments in the EDSS scores
were correlated with fatigue and depressive moods, while no such
correlation was shown with sleep disorder orseverity of pain.
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