ArticleMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2020
Pain Characteristics and Associations with Quality of Life in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis in Lithuania.
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- Invisible symptoms and associated factors in multiple sclerosis patients.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Cervical Spine Pain and the Impact on the Quality of Life of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Lumbar Pain in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis and Knowledge about Physiotherapeutic Methods for Combating Pain.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Impact of Relapses on Pain and Quality of Life in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Treated with Corticosteroids.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesEven though pain in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients is common and possibly associated with reduced quality of life, its exact prevalence and characteristics remain vaguely understood. We aimed to estimate the true extent of pain and its associations with quality of life in Lithuanian MS patients and to compare this data with that of a control group. MATERIALS AND
methodsData were collected prospectively at the Department of Neurology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics. A face-to-face structured interview and a questionnaire were used to collect demographic and clinical data of the MS (
resultsThe MS and control groups did not differ in pain prevalence (76.7% vs. 65.9%,
conclusionsPain affects approximately three out of four patients with MS in Lithuania and is negatively associated with the mental and physical aspects of quality of life.
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