The association of selected multiple sclerosis symptoms with disability and quality of life: a large Danish self-report survey.
Stefan GustavsenA OlssonH B SøndergaardS R AndresenP S SørensenF SellebjergA OturaiPublished in: BMC neurology (2021)
We found invisible symptoms highly prevalent, even at mild disability levels. Fatigue, pain and sleep disturbances had the strongest associations with the overall QoL and were more frequently reported in our study compared with previous registry-based studies. These symptoms may be underreported in registries based on clinician reported outcomes, which emphasizes the importance of including standardized patient reported outcomes in nationwide registries to better understand the impact of the symptom burden in MS.