Table 1 Descriptive statistics of research variables
From: Social stigma and its relationship with quality of life in multiple sclerosis patients
Variable | Frequency (%) | |
Gender | Female | 162 (72.6%) |
Male | 61 (27.4%) | |
Current disease course | RR* | 58 (26%) |
PP** | 90(40.4%) | |
SP*** | 75 (32.7%) | |
Marital Status | single | 65 (29.1%) |
married | 158 (70.9%) | |
Variable | Mean (SD) | |
Age | 37.8 (8.3) | |
Duration of disease | 8.6 (6.1) | |
Physical health | 69.4 (19.9) | |
Physical role limitations | 72.3 (19.6) | |
Emotional role limitations | 76.1(20.3) | |
Pain | 51.8 (19.9) | |
Emotional well-being | 61.6 (12.2) | |
Energy | 57.9 (13.3) | |
Health Perception | 58.1 (15.4) | |
Social function | 54.5 (14.9) | |
Cognitive functioning | 67.2 (20.4) | |
Health distress | 66.9 (22.6) | |
The overall quality of life | 63.3 (21.3) | |
Sexual function | 47.8 (22.7) | |
Change in health | 53.9 (24.4) | |
Sexual function satisfaction | 47.5 (20.1) | |
Social stigma | 46.9 (12.6) | |