Barriers to clinical follow-up visits in multiple sclerosis: A nationwide register-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Denmark, specialized multiple sclerosis (MS) clinics offer free-of-charge treatment to people with MS. However, not all people with MS attend regular clinical follow-up.

Objective

To identify people with MS who do not attend Danish MS clinics and identify barriers to treatment.

Methods

The Danish Multiple Sclerosis Registry was linked to other national Danish registries with follow-up from 2000-2020. We used a time-dependent Cox regression to rank factors associated with low attendance to clinical follow-up visits based on the magnitude of hazard ratios (HRs).

Results

We included 10,175 adults with MS, of which 3862 (38%) had less than one visit annually. The five top-ranked factors that reduced the risk of visits occurring included never having r

SUBMITTER: Beczek A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11656436 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature