Background: Valid assessments are needed in order to identify anxiety and depression in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The objective of this study was to assess the validity of questionnaire measures of mood in people with MS.
People with multiple sclerosis experience a range of impairments and disabilities. Those with progressive disease courses experience greater levels of impairment and disability than other groups. There is not a straightforward exchange between health status and quality of life. A measure of subjective quality of life may reflect adjustment to disease, such that, for example, the longer the duration, the older the individual, the more likely the person will report a relatively good quality of life.
Men were less likely to attend group treatment sessions than women, but no other variables were associated with non-attendance. Attendance rates influence the effectiveness of interventions and reasons for non-attendance need to be determined.
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