The Relationship of Neuropathic Pain With Incontinence, Disability and Life Quality in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

The Relationship of Neuropathic Pain With Incontinence, Functional Disability and Quality of Life in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

The aim of this study to evaluate the relationship of neuropathic pain with urinary and bowel incontinence, functional disability and quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis.

The patient's date of birth, gender, education level, body mass index, occupation, marital status, socioeconomic status, who they live with, the onset of their complaints about the disease, the time of diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS), the type of MS, the presence of any pain and the type of pain will be recorded.

Then, while the patients will be evaluated by researcher Dr Alper Mengi in terms of neuropathic pain, incotinance, disability and independence in activities of daily living. The forms to be used in terms of health perceptions and quality of life, anxiety and depression, and sleep quality will be filled by the patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being diagnosed with MS according to the 2017 Revised McDonald criteria
• Being between the ages of 18-65
• Being in remission (no progression in attacks or disability in the last 3 months).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having another known neurological disease
• Having been diagnosed with a psychiatric disease such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder
• Having a history of infectious, chronic inflammatory disease, malignancy
• Having cardiac pathology such as heart failure, coronary artery disease
• Diabetes, chronic kidney failure, chronic liver failure
• Being addicted to alcohol and substance
• Using permanent urinary catheter