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From: Structural equation modeling of factors contributing to quality of life in Japanese patients with multiple sclerosis

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Causal and mutual relationships with FAMS total score. EDSS and changes in household income scores directly affect the total FAMS score. EDSS score negatively affect the total FAMS score, and the standardized total effect of EDSS on FAMS total score is -.48, which consists of a standardized direct effect of -.40 and a standardized indirect effect of -.08. On the other hand, changes in household income positively affect the total FAMS score. Changes in employment status negatively influence the total NAS-J score, while knowledge of disease information and number of sources of disease information have a positive influence. The latter factors indirectly affected the total FAMS score through the total NAS-J score. e1 and e2 in the figure are error terms. Numbers are standardized path coefficients, and asterisks (*) indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05).

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