Prevalence and factors leading to unemployment in MS (multiple sclerosis) patients undergoing immunomodulatory treatment in Poland

Dorota Koziarska, Joanna Król, Danuta Nocoń, Przemysław Kubaszewski, Teresa Rzepa and Przemysław Nowacki

PLOS ONE, 2018, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-9

Abstract: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common, primary neurogenic cause of disability among young adults. We investigated demographic and clinical factors associated with unemployment on the example of 150 MS patients receiving immunomodulatory treatment in Poland. This study was based on clinical evaluation and collection of self-reported questionnaires, with an attention to self-motivation, severe fatigue and moderate disability. Patients who were unemployed (40% of all patients) had a mean disease duration of almost 5 years. Older (p

Date: 2018
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