tailieunhanh - báo cáo hóa học:" Fatigue characteristics in multiple sclerosis: the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis (NARCOMS) survey"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí hóa học đề tài : Fatigue characteristics in multiple sclerosis: the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis (NARCOMS) survey | BioMed Central Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Research Fatigue characteristics in multiple sclerosis the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis NARCOMS survey Olympia Hadjimichael1 Timothy Vollmer2 and MerriKay Oleen-Burkey 3 Address Department of Neurology Yale University School of Medicine New Haven CT 06510 USA 2Barrow Neurological Institute CMSC NARCOMS Project Phoenix AZ 85013 USA and 3Health Economics and Outcomes Research Teva Neuroscience Inc. Kansas City MO 64131 USA Email Olympia Hadjimichael - ohadjimichael@ Timothy Vollmer - MerriKay Oleen- Burkey - Corresponding author Open Access Published 14 November 2008 Received 30 April 2008 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008 6 100 doi 1477-7525-6-100 Accepted 14 November 2008 This article is available from http content 6 1 100 2008 Hadjimichael et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Fatigue is a common disabling symptom of multiple sclerosis MS and has a significantly negative impact on quality of life. Persons with MS enrolled in the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis NARCOMS Patient Registry are invited to complete follow-up surveys every six months to update their original registration information. One of these surveys was designed to focus on the severity and impact of fatigue and its association with other clinical parameters of MS such as physical disability. Methods In addition to the usual data collected in Registry update surveys such as demographic characteristics MS-related medical history disability and .