Quality of life differences between African Americans and Hispanic Americans with multiple sclerosis

Table 1 MSQLI Measure and Scoring

Outcome	Measure	Scale
SF-36 HT	single item covering change in health status over the last year	1-5^a
SF-36 PCS	generic physical components summary scale	0-100^b
SF-36 MCS	generic mental component summary scale	0-100^b
MFIS	impact of fatigue on a patient’s activities	0-84^c
PES	impact of pain on a patient’s mood and behavior	6-30^c
SSS	sexual satisfaction problems	4-24^c
BLCS	bladder control problems	0-22^c
BWCS	bowel control problems	0-26^c
IVIS	impact of visual problems	0-15^c
PDQ	perceived cognitive impairment	0-80^c
MHI Total	overall emotional functioning	0-100^d
MHI Anxiety	anxiety presence	0-100^d
MHI Depression	depression presence	0-100^d
MHI Behavioral	the ability to control one’s behaviors	0-100^d
Control
MHI Positive Affect	experience of positive moods	0-100^d
MSSS	perceived social support	0-100^c

Abbreviations: MSQLI multiple sclerosis quality of life inventory, SF-36 36-item short form generic health status questionnaire, HT health transition item, PCS physical components summary scale, MCS mental component summary scale, MFIS modified fatigue impact scale, PES MOS pain effects scale, SSS sexual satisfaction scale, BLCS bladder control scale, BWCS bowel control scale, IVIS impact of visual impairment scale, PDQ perceived deficits questionnaire, MHI mental health inventory, MSSS modified social support survey
^aSF-36 HT scale: 1, much better, 2, somewhat better, 3, same, 4, somewhat worse, 5, much worse
^bHigher scores indicate better health
^cHigher scores indicate greater amount of measure
^dHigher scores indicate better mental health

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