The effect of social support on the quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis

OBJECTIVE: To determine the predictive value of social support on health related quality of life (HRQoL) in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. METHODS: The sample is composed by 150 MS consecutive patients. We used the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey to assess social support and the Heal...

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Main Authors: David Castro Costa, Maria José Sá, José M. Calheiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2012-02-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000200007&lng=en&tlng=en