Longitudinal Effects of Sex, Aging, and Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis on Function.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A gap in research about the trajectories of function among men and women aging with functional limitations because of multiple sclerosis (MS) hinders ability to plan for future needs.

Objectives

Using a biopsychosocial model, we characterize how men and women with MS report changes over time in their function and test how person-level differences in age, diagnosis duration, and sex influence perceived function.

Methods

A longitudinal study with multiple waves of surveys was used to collect data on participant perceptions of function, as well as demographic and contextual variables. Self-reported functional limitation was measured over a decade. The study participants were community residing with physician-diagnosed MS.

Results

The people with MS had

SUBMITTER: Harrison TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10655905 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul-Aug 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature