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Disabled in Society-A Scoping Review on Persons Living with Multiple Sclerosis and Disability

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JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE
卷 15, 期 -, 页码 375-390

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DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/JMDH.S353347

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multiple sclerosis; disability; disabled people; the social model of disability; discrimination; barriers

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This scoping review explores disabling barriers and discrimination against persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) using the social model of disability. The results show that most studies have focused on employment discrimination in the US, while other areas such as social welfare, transportation, housing, and healthcare have been researched in few studies. More research across countries is needed to better understand the living conditions of persons with MS.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disease with an increasing prevalence. As such, most studies are devoted to various medical aspects of the disease. The theoretical framework used in this scoping review was the social model of disability - a perspective focusing on environmental barriers and discrimination that disabled people face in society. The aim was to explore previous research on disabling barriers and discrimination against persons with MS, and to identify research gaps in connection with this population. The scoping review was performed in two steps: (1) a main search in 8 databases, followed by (2) citation and reference searches. The final sample consisted of 96 included articles. The result showed that most studies had been conducted in the US, and the dominant area of research was employment discrimination. Previous research has studied MS related to various areas, such as employment, social welfare and social services, transportation, housing and accessibility of public places, health services, and in relation to others within society. However, this scoping review showed that although several areas of disability and MS had been included in the previous research, most of the identified areas were researched in few studies without the possibility to generalize the findings to a larger population or a cross-cultural context. Few studies compared differences between persons with MS based on gender, age, and ethnicity. What impact the invisible symptoms of MS had on disability was also researched to a limited extent. The findings have implications for future research and clinical practice. To better understand living conditions for persons with MS from a global perspective, more research across countries is needed. Healthcare professionals need to assess the individual's situation both of the disease and the of societal barriers and discrimination to care of with MS.

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