Table 1 Characteristics of MS patients interviewed
Form of disease (Number in brackets) | Gender * (Number in brackets) | Age [years] | Subjective affectedness | EDSS | Family situation (Number in brackets) | Occupation state (Number in brackets) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Relapsing-remitting (5) | Female (3) | Range: 34 - 54 | Range: 5 - 8 | Range: 5 – 6,5 | Married (4) | Full-time working (2) |
Male (2) | Mean: 40,4 | Mean: 6,6 | Mean: 6 | Unmarried (1) | Retired (2) | |
(1 Unknown) | Unemployed (1) | |||||
Primary progressive (4) | Female (2) | Range: 23 - 73 | Range: 6 - 10 | Range: 3 - 9 | Married (2) | Full-time working (1) |
Male (2) | Mean: 55 | Mean: 7,3 | Mean: 6,4 | Unmarried (1) | Retired (3) | |
Widowed (1) | ||||||
Secondary progressive (3) | Female (2) | Range: 39 - 56 | Range: 6 - 8 | Range: 6 - 8 | Married (2) | Full-time working (1) |
Male (1) | Mean: 45 | Mean: 7,3 | Mean: 7 | Unmarried (1) | Retired (2) | |
Unknown (3) | Female (3) | Range: 40 - 55 | Range: 4 - 10 | Range: 6,5 – 8,5 | Married (1) | Retired (3) |
Mean: 49,7 | Mean: 6 | Mean: 7,5 | Unmarried (1) | |||
(1 Unknown) | Divorced (1) |