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Prevalence, Severity of Pain in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis (Ms) Publisher



Ashtari F1 ; Valiani M1 ; Mansourian M2 ; Mohammadi S3 ; Sodouri M4
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  1. 1. Neurosciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Departement of Biostatistics, Health School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. Departement of Midwifery, Nursing and Midwifery School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  4. 4. Kashani Hospital, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal Published:2016


Abstract

The importance of background information in several studies has been emphasized and since controlling and early treatment of the disease, prevention and finding ways to control the intensity of the disease and thus faster rehabilitation of patients are necessary, in this paper, symptoms, severity and type of pain will be discussed. This descriptive-analytic study was conducted on 200 patients with MS who referred to Ayatollah-Kashani Hospital in Isfahan 2015. Data gathering tool was a questionnaire 3section including of personal / disease characteristics, McGill Pain Questionnaire, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Pain Rating Index(PRI). Pearson and Spearman statistical tests, independent t-test, and Chi-square were carried out using SPSS version16 to analyze the data. 57.5% of the subjects have experienced pain and 42.5% did not report pain. Based on VAS and PPI, mean of pain severity were 5.5 (2.9) and 2.3 (1.5), respectively. The lowest prevalence of different types of pain belonged to sharp pain (95.7%) and also deadly pain and pain similar to tissue rupture (93.9%). The prevalence of pain is high and severity is moderate in MS patients. So attention to treatment and psychological consult may be effective this patient by health care personnel.
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