"Are Multiple Sclerosis Patients Protected Against Some Types of Cancer?"

VASILE, Titus M.; DUMITRU, Razvan I.; CALOIANU, Ionut; MANOLE, Aida M.; PLESA, Florentina C.; SIRBU, Carmen A.

doi:10.31688/abmu.2022.57.3.07

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“…This cross-sectional study was conducted from January to February 2023 on pwMS referred to the Kashani MS clinic in Isfahan, Iran. Eligible patients were considered to have the following criteria: (1) diagnosis of MS according to McDonald criteria [ 15 ], (2) patients aged between 18 and 60 years old, and (3) having a disease duration of 6 months to 10 years. Patients who were unwilling to participate were excluded from our study.…”

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Validity and reliability of the Persian version of Recce stigma scale in people with multiple sclerosis and its impact on quality of life

Habibi,

Yazdan Panah,

Vaheb

et al. 2024

BMC Neurol

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Background There is often a fear of social stigma experienced by people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS), which negatively impacts the quality of their lives (QoL). Currently, no Persian-validated questionnaire is available to assess this issue in pwMS. This study aimed to assess the validaty and reliability of the Persian version of Reece Stigma Scale Multiple Sclerosis (RSS-MS) questionnaire for pwMS. Method This cross-sectional was conducted between January and February 2023 in Isfahan, Iran. The demographic and clinical information and the RSS-MS and Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale-29 (MSIS-29) questionnaires were recorded from pwMS. The content validity index (CVI) and content validity ratio (CVR) have been used to evaluate validity. To identify the factors supporting the MS-related stigma, an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted. Results The present study recruited 194 pwMS. Based on factor analysis, only two factors had eigenvalues ≥ 1.0 and exhibited high internal consistency. The Cronbach’s α coefficient for internal consistency of the RSS-MS scale was 0.822. More evidence for the construct validity suggested that having higher levels of stigma is significantly correlated with psychological (r = 0.468, p-value < 0.001) and physical dimensions (r = 0.585, p-value < 0.001) of MSIS-29. Expanded Disability Status Scale, disease duration, and treatment duration did not show a significant correlation with stigma (p-value > 0.05). Conclusion This study indicated that the modified version of the RSS-MS scale in the Persian language showed acceptable validity and reliability for evaluating the stigma among Persian pwMS. Furthermore, this study emphasizes the cruciality of monitoring and addressing stigma among pwMS, as it can potentially enhance medical, psychological, physical, and QoL outcomes.

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