Perceived Cognitive Decline in Multiple Sclerosis Impacts Quality of Life Independently of Depression

Table 2

Simultaneous multiple regression analysis summary for age, education level, EDSS, depression, attention/concentration, retrospective memory, prospective memory, planning/organization, and predicting SF-36 QoL scales. Only significant factors appear in columns.

	MHI depression	PDQ-retrospective memory	PDQ-planning/organization
Physical functioning; , ,			, SE = 1.57, beta = −0.35,
Role physical; , ,	, SE = 4.87, beta = 0.28,
General health; , ,	, SE = 2.09, beta = 0.35,	, SE = 0.95, beta = 0.56,	, SE = 1.01, beta = −0.42,
Vitality; ,  ,	, SE = 2.11, beta = 0.349,	, SE = .964, beta = 0.40,	, SE = 1.02, beta = −0.513,
Social functioning; , ,	, SE = 2.48, beta = 0.40,		, SE = 1.19, beta = −0.51,
Role emotional; , ,	, SE = 4.16, beta = 0.44,		, SE = 2.00, beta = −.0.38,
Mental health; , ,	, SE = 1.24, beta = 0.77,

EDSS, Expanded Disability Status Scale; MHI, Mental Health Inventory; SF-36, Short Form 36-item Health Survey; QoL, quality of life; PDQ, Perceived Deficits Questionnaire.