ArticleFrontiers in neurology
The quality of life in Ecuadorian patients with multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and their association with anxiety, depression, fatigue, and disability.
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Background: MS and NMOSD are chronic demyelinating diseases related to demyelinating attacks on the central nervous system which limit quality of life and predisposes patients to developing anxiety and depression which, in turn, leads to a worsening of their disease. Methods: It is a cross-sectional and analytical study which was carried out at Hospital Carlos Andrade Marín (HCAM) in Quito, Ecuador. We included 151 patients in this study. The MSQOL-54 Scale Spanish version was used. The Hamilton Anxiety Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale were applied. Pearson's correlation was performed to establish an association between two continuous variables. This study was approved by the ethics committee of the HCAM. Results: In our study, we found that the quality of life was more affected in NMOSD than MS patients ( Conclusion: The presence of anxiety, depression, fatigue and a higher degree of disability was associated with a poorer quality of life in both diseases.
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