Estimating the prevalence of cognition and mental health among multiple sclerosis patients: a population-based cross-sectional study

ConclusionMS in Kuwait seems to have an earlier age at onset. There is significant gender difference in mental health impairment among patients. Future interventions should be directed toward women, low-income, and non-Kuwaiti-Arabs. The estimated prevalence is based on self-reported data, tertiles as cut-off points, and hence should be interpreted with caution. PDQ and MHI are MSQOLI scales used as screening tools that don't correlate well with an objective test and shouldn't replace objective measures of physical and cognitive function tests including expanded disability status scale or magnetic resonance imaging.
Source: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders - Category: Neurology Source Type: research