Table 6.
MSRS-R item distributions
| Current MSRS-R (N = 816) |
No Symptoms |
Some symptoms, No Disability |
Mild Disability |
Moderate Disability |
Severe Disability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No symptoms or disability in this specific area | Aware of symptoms but no limits on my activities | Mild limits on my activities, but I do not need help from others or use other aids | Moderate limits on my activities and I sometimes need help from others or use other aids | Severe limits on my activities and I usually need help from others or use other aids | |
|
Walking |
12.4% |
21.6% |
24.4% |
33.7% |
8.0% |
|
Using your arms and hands |
26.8% |
33.5% |
25.4% |
13.5% |
0.9% |
|
Vision (with glasses or contacts if you use them) |
35.0% |
31.0% |
19.2% |
12.7% |
2.0% |
|
Speaking Clearly |
47.2% |
31.3% |
15.8% |
5.6% |
0.1% |
|
Swallowing |
55.6% |
27.7% |
12.6% |
3.9% |
0.1% |
|
Bowel or bladder |
25.5% |
27.7% |
26.3% |
16.4% |
4.0% |
|
Thinking, Memory, or Cognition |
16.7% |
32.5% |
26.7% |
19.9% |
4.3% |
| Numbness, Tingling, Burning Sensation or Pain | 11.0% | 28.7% | 27.2% | 24.1% | 8.9% |