The impact of socioeconomic status on subsequent neurological outcomes in multiple sclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To examine whether lower neighborhood-level and individual-level indicators of socioeconomic status (SES) are associated with subsequently worse neurological disability in people with MS (pwMS).

Methods

In a multi-center study using prospectively collected data from discovery cohorts (University of Pittsburgh, N=1316) and replication cohorts (Columbia University, N=488), we calculated a neighborhood SES indicator, area deprivation index (ADI), based on participants' residence at enrollment, and we derived an individual SES indicator based on participants' household income. Patient-reported neurological outcomes included the Multiple Sclerosis Rating Scale-Revised (MSRS-R), Patient-Determined Disease Steps (PDDS), and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Informati

SUBMITTER: Boorgu DSSK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9444968 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature