Association of social support with quality of life in patients with polyneuropathy

• DOI: 10.1111/jns5.12005
• Publication Date: 2013-03-23T06:30:10Z
• Authors: Sarah K. Maxwell; Carolina Barnett; Seint Kokokyi; Joanne C. Leung; Jingjie J. Yu; Vera Bril; Hans D. Katzberg
• Keywords: SSS*; SF-36

The aim of this study was to examine the impact social support on quality life (QoL) in patients with polyneuropathy. One hundred and fifty-four polyneuropathy were enrolled from a neuromuscular clinic. QoL Instrument Medical Outcome Study-Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS) used assess support, respectively. Disease severity clinical factors also assessed. Neuropathy had lower compared previously published normative sample (p < 0.0001) an MOS-SSS comparable other chronic disease. Social correlated weakly self esteem emotional well being mental health dimensions (rs :0.20-0.38) but not physical (PH-QoL) domains. Physical significantly presence pain : -0.39 -0.42, respectively) number autonomic symptoms -0.30, respectively). independently predicts MH-QoL when controlling for age, gender, pain, Toronto Clinical Score (TCNS; p 0.0001). TCNS gender are related PH-QoL 0.05). This demonstrates that improved serves as independent predictor neuropathy. Future studies examining effects improving recommended.