Social participation and health-related quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15260%2F15%3A33156068" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15260/15:33156068 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.07.002" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.07.002</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.07.002" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.07.002</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Social participation and health-related quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis
Original language description
Background: Social participation is an integral part of everyday life in society; however, evidence about its association with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) is lacking. Objective: The aim of this study is to explore whether social participation is associated with the Physical Component Summary of HRQoL (PCS) and Mental Component Summary of HRQoL (MCS) in people with MS, controlled for age, gender, disease severity and disease duration. Methods: The sampleconsisted of 116 consecutive people with MS (response rate: 75.8%; 72.4% women; mean age 40.3 +/- 9.8). People with MS completed the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) for measuring PCS and MCS and the Participation Scale, which measures the level of social participation. Disability was assessed using the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). The associations between social participation, PCS and MCS, were analyzed using linear regression that controlled for sociodemographic and clinica
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
FQ - Public health system, social medicine
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Disability and Health Journal
ISSN
1936-6574
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
8
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
29-34
UT code for WoS article
000346153800005
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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