Correlation between quality of life and functional capacity in patients with multiple sclerosis

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9206.2021v14n2e7654
Keywords: Disability, Multiple sclerosis, Quality of life

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory and demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, leading to functional and social disabilities and worsening of the quality of life of these individuals. The aim of this study was to verify the quality of life and degree of functional impairment of MS patients. This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study. The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL - BREF) was used to evaluate quality of life and the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) for the evaluation of disabilities. Thirty four individuals with MS were evaluated, with a mean age of 41.14 years, predominantly female (61.76%). Of this sample, 76.47% had recurrent and recurrent clinical forms and 17.65% had a secondary progressive form; the mean EDSS was 2.95. It is concluded that in this group studied there are points of correlation between quality of life and the incapacities resulting from the disease.

Author Biographies

Rodrigo César Rosa, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM
Professor of the discipline of Human Anatomy and the Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences (PGCF) of the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM, Uberaba (MG), Brazil.
Ana Paula Espindula, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM
Permanent lecturer of the Graduate Program in Health Sciences (PGCS) and Researcher at the Institute of Biological Sciences ICBN, discipline of Human Anatomy of the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba (MG), Brazil.
Fabrízio Antônio Gomide Cardoso, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - UFTM
Professor of the human anatomy course at the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba (MG), Brazil

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2021-04-30
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Vol 14 No 2 (2021): abr./jun.
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