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ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA
Volume 70, Issue 2, Pages 108-113Publisher
ASSOC ARQUIVOS NEURO- PSIQUIATRIA
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2012000200007
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multiple sclerosis; disability; social support; quality of life
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Objective: To determine the predictive value of social support on health related quality of life (HRQoL) in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Methods: The sample is composed by 150 MS consecutive patients. We used the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey to assess social support and the Health Status Questionnaire to assess HRQoL. For inferential analysis, we used the Multiple Linear Regression with stepwise selection of variables. Results: The age, basic education, psychological support and disability explains 41.6% of the variance in physical function, 29.4% in physical performance and 30.6% in emotional performance. Age and psychological support explains 23.1% of the variance in physical function and 29.4% in vitality. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that social support is a predictor with a significant effect on HRQoL in MS.
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