Sociodemographic and disease-specific information and sense of coherence of the sample of people with multiple sclerosis in Stockholm (n = 166)
| Variable | PwMS, n (%) |
|---|---|
| EDSS, Expanded Disability Status Scale; PwMS, people with multiple sclerosis. | |
| *Mean (SD). | |
| †Range. | |
| ‡n = 145. | |
| Age when surveyed (years) | 51 (12)* (19–79)† |
| Women/men | 118/48 (71/29) |
| Living with a partner | 102 (61) |
| Type of housing/sheltered accommodation | 11 (7) |
| University level education | 66 (40) |
| Working | 68 (41) |
| Swedish origin | 151 (91) |
| Age at disease onset (years) | 31 (10)* (11–58)† |
| Disease duration (years) | 19 (11)* (1–55)† |
| Disease severity (EDSS) | |
| Mild (0–3) | 42 (25) |
| Moderate (3.5–5.5) | 35 (21) |
| Severe (6–6.5) | 47 (28) |
| Very severe (>7) | 42 (25) |
| Disease course | |
| Relapsing/remitting | 70 (42) |
| Secondary progressive | 80 (48) |
| Primary progressive | 16 (10) |
| Ongoing pharmacological treatment when surveyed | |
| Disease modifying | 68 (41) |
| Symptomatic treatment | 129 (78) |
| Antidepressants | 18 (11) |
| Weak sense of coherence‡ | 15 (10) |