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Published on: June 30, 2014
[Subjective quality of life profile in patients with multiple sclerosis]
K Chahraoui1, B Bonin, G Couvreur
1Laboratoire de psychopathologie et de psychologie médicale, pôle AAFE, université de Bourgogne, Esplanade d'Erasme, Dijon, France. Khadija.Chahraoui@u-bourgogne.fr
Objectives:
This study aimed to assess subjective quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis regarding the criteria of satisfaction and importance attached to various domains of life.
Method:
Sixty-one subjects took part in this study. The psychological evaluation consisted of a clinical interview and three questionnaires: subjective quality of life profile (PQVS), State-Trait anxiety inventory (STAI), Beck depression inventory (BDI).
Results:
The results show a low level of general satisfaction of subjective quality of life. Fatigue and pain are the most unsatisfactory domains of life while the relationships with close relations and medical staff are perceived as the most satisfactory and important domains of life. Some differences are observed between men and women regarding the satisfaction of conjugal life and fatigue perception. The subjective quality of life seems mainly correlated to anxiety, depression and to the level of handicap.
Conclusions:
Our results emphasize the necessity of taking into account the subjective perception of the disease which can lead in an appropriated treatment. These results underline the place of anxious and depressive disorders associated with multiple sclerosis, which seem to have a certain impact on the subjective quality of life.
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