Table 2

MSQOL mean scores for patients in remission and recently relapsing in a survey of people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

Scale: In remission2-150 Mean (SD) Recent relapse2-150
Mean (SD)
2 Tailed
p value2-151
Physical function (PF)42.9 (28.5)20.0 (18.6)0.0001
Role physical (RP)39.9 (40.3)13.2 (28.9)0.0004
Role emotional (RE)64.3 (44.0)53.5 (47.5)0.29
Bodily pain (BP)73.1 (23.3)58.6 (27.0)0.01
Mental Health (MH)69.4 (19.5)63.7 (22.9)0.25
Energy/vitality (VT)39.9 (18.9)32.0 (17.7)0.05
Health distress (HD)59.2 (26.4)48.8 (30.5)0.09
Social function (SF)66.2 (22.7)47.5 (25.9)0.0006
Cognitive function (CF)70.1 (25.3)60.8 (29.7)0.14
Sexual function (SX)59.6 (32.3)46.1 (33.7)0.05
General health (GH)43.2 (21.9)39.0 (22.3)0.31
Overall quality of life (QOL)69.5 (61.6)49.9 (20.6)0.008
Change in health (TRANS)47.9 (22.2)31.9 (22.6)0.0007
Physical health composite score43.9 (16.9)32.8 (15.5)0.0009
Mental health composite score63.5 (23.7)55.6 (24.6)0.11
  • 2-150 For each scale, a few patients did not complete sufficient items to permit computation. Bases on which scale scores were calculated range from 53 to 60 for remission patients; from 38 to 40 for relapse patients.

  • 2-151 Mann-Whitney Test