Table 1.
Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Trait Characteristics of Participants
| Total N=201 | Decisional Conflict N=67 | No Decisional Conflict N=134 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 38.7 (8.4) | 39.8 (8.8) | 38.1 (8.2) | 0.171 |
| Sex, female, n (%) | 149 (74.1) | 47 (70.1) | 102 (76.1) | 0.362 |
| Disease duration, years, median (IQR) | 6.0 (4.0, 7.0) | 6.0 (4.0, 7.0) | 6.0 (5.0, 7.0) | 0.284 |
| Number of relapses, median (IQR) | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | 2.0 (1.0, 4.0) | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | 0.472 |
| EDSS score, median (IQR) | 1.0 (0, 2.0) | 1.0 (0, 2.0) | 1.0 (0, 2.0) | 0.497 |
| SyMS score, median (IQR) | 10.0 (5.0, 20.0) | 16.0 (7.0, 27.0) | 9.0 (5.0, 17.0) | 0.016 |
| MFIS-5 score, mean (SD) | 7.7 (5.1) | 9.0 (5.6) | 7.0 (4.8) | 0.011 |
| SDMT, ≤49 correct answers, n (%) | 77 (38.3) | 29.6 (6.2) | 30.6 (6.6) | 0.473 |
| HADS | ||||
| Anxiety score, mean (SD) | 7.7 (4.6) | 9.0 (4.9) | 7.1 (4.2) | 0.009 |
| Depression score, mean (SD) | 4.6 (4.1) | 5.8 (4.7) | 4.1 (3.7) | 0.022 |
| B-IPQ score, mean (SD) | 35.7 (10.8) | 40.4 (11.1) | 33.3 (9.9) | <0.001 |
| MSQOL-54 | ||||
| Physical score, mean (SD) | 65.2 (12.4) | 61.5 (13.9) | 67.0 (11.2) | 0.011 |
| Psychological score, mean (SD) | 59.8 (9.2) | 57.7 (8.4) | 60.8 (9.4) | 0.013 |
| MUIS score, mean (SD) | 38.2 (10.8) | 43.3 (11.3) | 35.6 (9.6) | <0.001 |
| GRiPS score, mean (SD) | 18.7 (8.2) | 18.1 (8.5) | 19.0 (8.0) | 0.301 |
| MSKAS score, mean (SD) | 11.1 (2.8) | 10.0 (2.7) | 11.6 (8.0) | <0.001 |
| MSSM-R score, mean (SD) | 83.2 (12.1) | 77.7 (13.8) | 85.9 (10.1) | <0.001 |
| CPS, n (%) | 0.344 | |||
| Collaborative | 92 (46.5) | 27 (40.9) | 65 (49.2) | |
| Passive | 59 (29.8) | 24 (36.4) | 35 (26.5) | |
| Active | 47 (23.7) | 15 (22.7) | 32 (24.2) | |
| DRS, mean (SD) | 7.8 (0.6) | 9.1 (3.7) | 7.1 (2.5) | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: B-IPQ, Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire; CPS, Control Preference Scale; DRS, Decision Regret Scale; EDSS, Expanded Disability Status Scale; GRiPS, General Risk Propensity Scale; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; IQR, Interquartile range; MFIS-5, 5-item Modified Fatigue Impact Scale; MSKAS, Multiple Sclerosis Knowledge Scale; MSQOL-54, Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life; MSSM-R, Multiple Sclerosis Self-Management Scale Revised; MUIS, Mishel Uncertainty Illness Scale; SD, Standard deviation; SDMT, Symbol Digit Modalities Test; SyMS, SymptoMScreen.