Predictors of Ability to Work in Multiple Sclerosis.

ABSTRACT: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disorder that typically shows accumulation of disability, affecting the ability to work. The disease severity is usually graded by physicians with the expanded disability status scale (EDSS) in the clinic, but patient-reported outcome questionnaires are also available, like the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29) or Fatigue Scale for Motor and Cognitive Functions (FSMC). The aim of this work was to investigate the quantitative link between disease severity and the number of days with MS-related sickness benefits from registry data (the Swedish MS registry and the Swedish Social Insurance Agency's Micro Data for Analyzes of Social Insurance registry). An item response theory model for the disability was built, linking the EDSS, MSIS-29, and FSMC to

SUBMITTER: Wellhagen GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12706428 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature