Clinical Study

Assessing Relapse in Multiple Sclerosis Questionnaire: Results of a Pilot Study

Table 2

Characteristics of current relapse.

Patients completing Part 1 of ARMS questionnaire ( = 103)

Time since symptoms began, (%)
 ≤3 days8 (8)
 4–7 days26 (25)
 8–15 days30 (29)
 ≥16 days39 (38)
Effect of symptoms on ADL, (%)
 A little9 (9)
 Somewhat35 (34)
 Very much48 (47)
 Severely11 (11)
Mean (SD) ADL score 6.62 (2.1)

ARMS: Assessing Relapse in Multiple Sclerosis; ADL: activities of daily living; SD: standard deviation.