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Gharibi F, Imani A, Haghi M, Khezri A, Joudyian N, Ebrahimi Tavani M et al . Quality of Life and Its Relative Factors Among Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-sectional Study in Northwest Iran. J Research Health 2023; 13 (4) :263-272
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Farid Gharibi1 
, Ali Imani 2, Mehdi Haghi3 , Ali Khezri4 , Nasrin Joudyian5 , Masoumeh Ebrahimi Tavani6 , Koustuv Dalal7
, Ali Imani 2, Mehdi Haghi3 , Ali Khezri4 , Nasrin Joudyian5 , Masoumeh Ebrahimi Tavani6 , Koustuv Dalal7
1- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
2- Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. ,ali58imani@gmail.com
3- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
4- Clinical Research Development Unit of Tabriz Valiasr Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
5- Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
6- Department of Quality Improvement, Monitoring and Evaluation, Center of Health Network Management, Deputy of Public Health, Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
7- Department of Public Health Science, School of Health Sciences, University of Skovde, Sweden and Higher School of Public Health, Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
2- Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. ,
3- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
4- Clinical Research Development Unit of Tabriz Valiasr Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
5- Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
6- Department of Quality Improvement, Monitoring and Evaluation, Center of Health Network Management, Deputy of Public Health, Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
7- Department of Public Health Science, School of Health Sciences, University of Skovde, Sweden and Higher School of Public Health, Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the critical diseases due to its adverse clinical, social, and economic consequences for affected people. This study aims to assess the quality of life (QoL) of patients with MS in East Azerbaijan, Iran.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using the multiple sclerosis quality of life-54 (MSQoL-54) questionnaires to interview 300 randomly selected MS patients in East Azarbaijan Province, Iran. The independent t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Tukey post hoc test were used to examine the relationship between demographic variables, and QoL, and all analyses were performed using SPSS software, version 19.
Results: The QoL score in MS patients is 48.22±22.48. The “life satisfaction” is the best and “physical role limitation” is the worst QoL aspect. Significant relationships were observed between marital status, education level, employment status, age of symptoms onset, and years of illness with QoL (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The QoL of the MS patients in East Azarbaijan Province is lower than in other parts of Iran and much lower than in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using the multiple sclerosis quality of life-54 (MSQoL-54) questionnaires to interview 300 randomly selected MS patients in East Azarbaijan Province, Iran. The independent t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Tukey post hoc test were used to examine the relationship between demographic variables, and QoL, and all analyses were performed using SPSS software, version 19.
Results: The QoL score in MS patients is 48.22±22.48. The “life satisfaction” is the best and “physical role limitation” is the worst QoL aspect. Significant relationships were observed between marital status, education level, employment status, age of symptoms onset, and years of illness with QoL (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The QoL of the MS patients in East Azarbaijan Province is lower than in other parts of Iran and much lower than in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.
Type of Study: Orginal Article |
Subject:
● Disease Control
Received: 2023/01/17 | Accepted: 2023/04/9 | Published: 2023/06/29
Received: 2023/01/17 | Accepted: 2023/04/9 | Published: 2023/06/29
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