Contributions
Abstract: EP1839
Type: ePoster
Abstract Category: Therapy - symptomatic - 34 Quality of life
Background: Social Support represents formal and informal relationships, with MS patients obtaining emotional, affective and instrumental support. Emotional support reflects the emotional feeling of being loved, the security of trusting someone and having personal intimacy; Affective support is considered as the expression of real demonstrations of love, affection or empathy and Instrumental support refers to access to material resources, such as financial assistance, food and clothing. It has already been documented that social support impacts on the perception of quality of life, but the influence on the perception of cognitive difficulties has not yet been studied.
Objectives: To analyze the difference of social support perception between MS patients and Healthy controls (HCs) and to evaluate the association between social support and the MSNQ patient report.
Methods: The sample included 105 MS patients (89.2%RR, 8.8%SP and 2.0%PP) and 78 HCs. MS Patients: 74% were female; mean age: 38.88 ± 12.74 years; education: 13.24 ± 3.28 years; EDSS: 2.75 ± 2.11; disease evolution 10.08 ± 9.16 years; depression: 11.91 ± 9.08 (range 0-34) HCs: mean age; 41.50 ± 10.53; education: 14.77 ± 2.10. Outcomes measures: Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS) with 3 dimensions: emotional, affective and instrumental support; Multiple Sclerosis Neuropsychological Questionnaire (MSNQ), Beck Depression Inventory II; EDSS.
Results: Affective subscales support (t (158) = -2.48, p = .014) and global index (t (158) = -2.025,
p = .045) of the MOS Scale showed significant differences between MS and HCs. The MSNQ patient report was significantly correlated with the instrumental dimension of social support (r = -0.28).
Conclusion: Less instrumental social support negatively affects the perception of cognitive deficits in patients with MS.
Disclosure:
Vanotti Sandra: nothing to declare
Yastremiz Cecilia: nothing to declare
Marinangeli Aldana: nothing to declare
Cabral Nadia: nothing to declare
Alonso Ricardo: nothing to declare
Pita Cecilia: nothing to declare
Caceres Fernando: nothing to declare
Garcea Orlando: nothing to declare
Abstract: EP1839
Type: ePoster
Abstract Category: Therapy - symptomatic - 34 Quality of life
Background: Social Support represents formal and informal relationships, with MS patients obtaining emotional, affective and instrumental support. Emotional support reflects the emotional feeling of being loved, the security of trusting someone and having personal intimacy; Affective support is considered as the expression of real demonstrations of love, affection or empathy and Instrumental support refers to access to material resources, such as financial assistance, food and clothing. It has already been documented that social support impacts on the perception of quality of life, but the influence on the perception of cognitive difficulties has not yet been studied.
Objectives: To analyze the difference of social support perception between MS patients and Healthy controls (HCs) and to evaluate the association between social support and the MSNQ patient report.
Methods: The sample included 105 MS patients (89.2%RR, 8.8%SP and 2.0%PP) and 78 HCs. MS Patients: 74% were female; mean age: 38.88 ± 12.74 years; education: 13.24 ± 3.28 years; EDSS: 2.75 ± 2.11; disease evolution 10.08 ± 9.16 years; depression: 11.91 ± 9.08 (range 0-34) HCs: mean age; 41.50 ± 10.53; education: 14.77 ± 2.10. Outcomes measures: Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS) with 3 dimensions: emotional, affective and instrumental support; Multiple Sclerosis Neuropsychological Questionnaire (MSNQ), Beck Depression Inventory II; EDSS.
Results: Affective subscales support (t (158) = -2.48, p = .014) and global index (t (158) = -2.025,
p = .045) of the MOS Scale showed significant differences between MS and HCs. The MSNQ patient report was significantly correlated with the instrumental dimension of social support (r = -0.28).
Conclusion: Less instrumental social support negatively affects the perception of cognitive deficits in patients with MS.
Disclosure:
Vanotti Sandra: nothing to declare
Yastremiz Cecilia: nothing to declare
Marinangeli Aldana: nothing to declare
Cabral Nadia: nothing to declare
Alonso Ricardo: nothing to declare
Pita Cecilia: nothing to declare
Caceres Fernando: nothing to declare
Garcea Orlando: nothing to declare