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Quality of life and sleep profile in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis patients

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Background: Multiple sclerosis is the most common demyelinating autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system (CNS) which can present by various neurological symptoms including vision impairment, numbness and tingling, focal weakness, bladder and bowel incontinence, and cognitive dysfunction. Aim of the work: The aim of the current study was to assess the quality of life and sleep in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Methods: The study was comparative case control study which included 40 patients and 40 controls; Health-related QOL was assessed using the Arabic version of the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54 questionnaire in RRMS patients. Sleep quality was assessed for both patients and controls using the Arabic version of The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. To measure patients' degree of disability, the Ex‌panded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) was used. Results: The results showed that RRMS patients have low mean physical and mental composite score. The results also showed that RRMS Patients has high global sleep index indicating poor sleep quality. Conclusion: MS patients have limitations as regard physical and cognitive functions which, in addition to poor sleep quality, lead to low health related quality of life.

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10.21608/bmfj.2024.241994.1918

Keywords

Multiple sclerosis, Health related quality of life, Sleep quality, disease severity

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Shewikar

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ElBakry

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Tawfik

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Professor of Psychiatry Faculty of Medicine Benha University

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shewikarebakry@gmail.com

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First Name

Shaimaa

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Kasem

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Mohamed

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Assistant Professor of Neurology Faculty of Medicine - Benha University

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dr.shaimaakassem224@gmail.com

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Shorouk

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Abd-Elmaksoud

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Fathi

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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Faculty of Medicine - Benha University

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drshoroukfathiis@yahoo.com

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First Name

Ayatulla

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AbdElhameed

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Elsayed

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Department of Neuropsychiatry Faculty of Medicine - Benha University

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ayatullahhassan@gmail.com

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41

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2

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47522

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2024-05-01

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2023-10-11

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2024-05-01

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93

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105

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1110-208X

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2357-0016

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787

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Benha Medical Journal

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Quality of life and sleep profile in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis patients

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24 Dec 2024