Table 5.

MSWS-12 and gait items.

MSWS-12 items
01	Limited your ability to walk?
02	Limited your ability to run?
03	Limited your ability to climb up and down stairs?
04	Made it more difficult to stand while doing things?
05	Limited your balance while standing or walking?
06	Limited how far you are able to walk?
07	Increased the effort needed for you to walk?
08	Made it necessary to use support when walking indoors (e.g. holding onto furniture, using a cane, etc.)?
09	Made it necessary to use support when walking outdoors (e.g. using a cane, a walker, etc.)?
10	Slowed down your walking?
11	Affected how smoothly you walk?
12	Made you concentrate on your walking?
Gait items
01	Caused you to drag your legs or your feet?
02	Caused your knees or legs to give out, buckle or collapse?
03	Caused your legs to become stiff or lock up?
04	Caused you to bump into things?
05	Caused you to be clumsy when you walk?
06	Caused you to shuffle?
07	Caused you to walk with a limp?
08	Caused you to trip?
09	Caused you to fall?
10	Caused you to have trouble walking in a straight line?

Wording in bold revised or added after wave 2 interviews based on patient and clinician feedback.

MSWS-12: Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale 12-item.