Qualidade de vida em portadores de esclerose múltipla
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2007-06-01
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De Morales, Rogério Rizo
Morales, Nivea de Macedo Oliveira
Rocha, Fernando Coronetti Gomes da [UNESP]
Fenelon, Sheila Bernardino
Pinto, Rogério de Melo Costa
Da Silva, Carlos Henrique Martins
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease which may exert significant effects on the life of patients. Traditional outcome measures in MS lack in consider the effects of the disease on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The goal of this study is to measure HRQoL in MS patients in the city of Uberlân-dia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Brazilian version of the SF-36 was applied in 23 MS patients and in 69 subjects of general population (blood donors) in Uberlândia. MS patients scored lower in all SF-36 scales than do the general population, principally in physical function domains. Patients with EDSS scores ≤3.5 had higher mean scores in four domains than do the patients with EDSS scores ≥4.0, and lower in all domains than control group. Depressive symptoms and heat intolerance showed correlation with SF-36 domains and components. In conclusion, MS patients have a significant negative impact on all HRQoL domains measured by SF-36, compared with general population, even in the stages with lower disability.
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Health evaluation, Multiple sclerosis, Quality of life, adult, Brazil, clinical article, controlled study, correlation analysis, depression, disability, female, functional assessment, heat intolerance, human, male, multiple sclerosis, outcome assessment, quality of life, rating scale, scoring system, Short Form 36, Adolescent, Adult, Case-Control Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Disability Evaluation, Female, Health Status, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Multiple Sclerosis, Quality of Life, Questionnaires, Severity of Illness Index, Sickness Impact Profile
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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, v. 65, n. 2 B, p. 454-460, 2007.