Table 5 Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis Scale (SMSS)
Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis Scale (SMSS) | Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Always | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||
Bodily dysfunction | Bladder difficulties | 27 (25.7%) | 11 (10.5%) | 45 (42.9%) | 19 (18.1%) | 3 (2.9%) |
Bowel difficulties | 44 (41.9%) | 18 (17.1%) | 28 (26.7%) | 12 (11.4%) | 3 (2.9%) | |
Loss of balance | 21 (20.0%) | 9 (8.6%) | 56 (53.3%) | 13 (12.4%) | 6 (5.7%) | |
Spasticity | 20 (19.0%) | 7 (6.7%) | 61 (58.1%) | 14 (13.3%) | 3 (2.9%) | |
Frequency (%) | 112 (26.7%) | 45 (10.7%) | 190 (45.2%) | 58 (13.8%) | 15 (3.6%) | |
Average | 28 | 11.25 | 47.5 | 14.5 | 3.75 | |
Cognitive and psychological impairment | Fatigue | 7 (6.7%) | 13 (12.4%) | 33 (31.4%) | 37 (35.2%) | 15 (14.3%) |
Lack of concentration | 15 (14.3%) | 8 (7.6%) | 44 (41.9%) | 26 (24.8%) | 12 (11.4%) | |
Inability to communicate | 25 (23.8%) | 6 (5.7%) | 68 (64.8%) | 6 (5.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Visual impairment | 23 (21.9%) | 7 (6.7%) | 53 (50.5%) | 19 (18.1%) | 3 (2.9%) | |
Frequency (%) | 70 (16.7%) | 34 (8.1%) | 198 (47.1%) | 88 (21%) | 30 (7.1%) | |
Average | 17.5 | 8.5 | 49.5 | 22 | 7.5 | |
Sensory-motor impairment | Numbness | 22 (21.0%) | 14 (13.3%) | 44 (41.9%) | 20 (19%) | 5 (4.8%) |
Tremors | 20 (19.0%) | 7 (6.7%) | 61 (58.1%) | 14 (13.3%) | 3 (2.9%) | |
Pain | 21 (20.0%) | 3 (2.9%) | 50 (47.6%) | 29 (27.6%) | 2 (1.9%) | |
Paralysis | 20 (19.0%) | 7 (6.7%) | 49 (46.7%) | 23 (21.9%) | 6 (5.7%) | |
Frequency (%) | 83 (19.8%) | 31 (7.4%) | 204 (48.6%) | 86 (20.5%) | 16 (3.8%) | |
Average | 20.75 | 7.75 | 51 | 21.5 | 4 | |