Research Article
Validation of the Danish Version of Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis: A Quality of Life Instrument
Table 1
Characteristics of the study participants (
(%)).
| | Haslev () | Ry () | All () |
| | Gender: | | | | | (i) men | 42 (39%) | 35 (43%) | 77 (41%) | | (ii) women | 66 (61%) | 47 (57%) | 113 (59%) |
| | Age group: | | | | | (i) under 40 years | 12 (11%) | 6 (7%) | 18 (9%) | | (ii) 40–49 years | 31 (19%) | 27 (33%) | 58 (31%) | | (iii) 50–59 years | 30 (28%) | 26 (32%) | 56 (29%) | | (iv) over 60 years | 35 (32%) | 23 (28%) | 58 (31%) |
| | Disease duration: | | | | | (i) 2 years or less | 9 (8%) | 13 (16%) | 22 (12%) | | (ii) 3–5 years | 20 (18%) | 9 (11%) | 29 (15%) | | (iii) 6–9 years | 21 (19%) | 21 (26%) | 42 (22%) | | (iv) 10–19 years | 31 (29%) | 29 (35%) | 60 (32%) | | (v) 20 years or more | 25 (23%) | 10 (12%) | 35 (18%) | | (vi) missing | 2 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) |
| | Type of MS: | | | | | (i) relapsing remitting | 28 (26%) | 28 (34%) | 56 (29%) | | (ii) secondary progressive | 56 (52%) | 42 (51%) | 98 (52%) | | (iii) primary progressive | 22 (20%) | 12 (15%) | 34 (18%) | | (iv) missing | 2 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) |
| | Ambulation status: | | | | (i) walking independently
(EDSS < 5.5) | 42 (39%) | 30 (37%) | 72 (38%) | (ii) walking with aid
(EDSS 6.0–6.5) | 57 (53%) | 38 (46%) | 95 (50%) | (iii) wheelchair user
(EDSS > 7.0) | 8 (7%) | 14 (17%) | 22 (12%) | | (iv) missing | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) |
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EDSS = Expanded Disability Status Scale [15].
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