Psychometric Evaluation of the Perceived Stress Scale in Multiple Sclerosis

Table 1

Demographics, disease variables, and descriptive statistics.

Variable	𝑁 (%) or mean (SD)
Age	53.26 (10.94)
Gender (female)	368 (82.5%)
Race/ethnicity
Caucasian	408 (91.5%)
African American	8 (1.8%)
Native American	14 (3.1%)
Asian	4 (0.9%)
Hispanic	13 (2.9%)
Married or in long-term relationship	306 (68.6%)
Income > $55,000	242 (54.3%)
Employed	163 (36.5%)
MS Type
Relapsing remitting	254 (57.0%)
Other	183 (41.1%)
Time since MS diagnosis	12.59 (10.02)
Perceived Stress Scale
PSS14 Total	21.35 (9.78)
PSS14 Stress	12.50 (5.52)
PSS14 Coping	8.85 (5.24)
PSS10 Total	14.90 (8.00)
PSS10 Stress	9.48 (5.23)
PSS10 Coping	5.42 (3.38)
PSS4 Total	5.59 (3.52)
PSS4 Stress	3.01 (2.06)
PSS4 Coping	2.58 (1.75)
Patient Health Questionnaire-9	6.66 (8.90)
PHQ-Anxiety	.09 (.29)
SF8
Physical health	40.91 (10.51)
Mental health	47.10 (9.69)