Disability, Perceived Social Support and Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis

Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild150 enrolled

Overview

The World Health Organization International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health has shown that the environment can play a major role in patients' disability, and hence in their quality of life. This study considers social dimensions of quality of life, particularly family as well as social and professional networks.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

150

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * multiples sclerosis, according to McDonald's criteria Exclusion Criteria: * lack of French language proficiency * severe cognitive impairment * severe aphasia * substance addiction * psychiatric troubles (except for treated major depression) * other severe neurologic or somatic disease * pregnant or breast feeding patient

Locations (1)

casa di cura de San Pellegrino

San Pellegrino, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

statistical association between perceived social support and quality of life

Time frame: immediate

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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