Multiple Sclerosis State of the Art (SMART): A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Therapy’s Adherence, Hospital Reliability’s Perception, and Services Provided Quality

Table 7

Cause of change in the number or dosage of injections.

	3 months		12 months
		%		%
Dosage inconvenient or difficult	2	1.7	1	0.9
Forgot the administration	17	14.5	20	17.4
The injection generated anxiety	14	12.0	15	13.0
“I did not feel the need to do all injections”	1	0.8	3	2.6
Tired of injections	11	9.4	9	7.8
No one could do the injection	4	3.4	1	0.9
Skin reactions	6	5.1	8	6.9
Pain at the injection site	12	10.3	12	10.4
Flu-like syndrome	12	10.3	5	4.3
Depression	5	4.3	5	4.3
Headache	3	2.6	5	4.3
Fatigue	10	8.5	9	7.8
Weakness	9	7.7	8	6.9
“I did not get therapy”	3	2.6	1	0.9
Not sure of the benefits	3	2.6	4	3.5
Pregnant or plan to become pregnant	0	0.0	1	0.9
More	5	4.3	8	6.9