Table 2.
Impact of MS on academic and work activity during the last year
| Student pwMS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDSS 0–1 (n = 7) |
EDSS 1.5–3.0 (n = 4) |
EDSS 3.5–5.5 (n = 0) |
EDSS ≥ 6 (n = 0) |
Overall (n = 11) |
|
| Academic absenteeism; n (%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (9.1%) |
| Time off study (hours/year); mean (SD) | 0 (0) | 13.0 (26.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4.7 (15.7) |
| Lost time percentage in a week compared to a normal week (hours); mean (SD) | 0 (0) | 0.4 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.2 (0.5) |
| Employed pwMS | |||||
|
EDSS 0–1 (n = 45) |
EDSS 1.5–3.0 (n = 39) |
EDSS 3.5–5.5 (n = 10) |
EDSS ≥ 6 (n = 0) |
Overall (n = 94) |
|
| Sick leave; n (%) | 5 (11.1%) | 11 (28.2%) | 4 (40.0%) | 0 (0%) | 20 (21.3%) |
| Time on sick leave (days); mean (SD) | 1.9 (6.4) | 28.9 (74.0) | 37.7 (93.3) | 0 (0) | 16.9 (57.6) |
| Work absenteeism; n (%) | 12 (26.7%) | 14 (35.9%) | 3 (30.0%) | 0 (0%) | 29 (30.9%) |
| Time lost from work (hours/year); mean (SD) | 101.7 (344.9) | 281.9 (618.3) | 312.0 (914.9) | 0 (0) | 198.8 (549.8) |
| Lost time percentage in a week compared to a normal week (hours); mean (SD) | 5.2 (16.2) | 14.6 (30.5) | 11.0 (31.4) | 0 (0) | 9.7 (24.9) |
| Premature retirement and work disability | |||||
|
EDSS 0–1 (n = 67) |
EDSS 1.5–3.0 (n = 77) |
EDSS 3.5–5.5 (n = 34) |
EDSS ≥ 6 (n = 21) |
Overall (n = 199) |
|
| Premature retirement due to MS; n (%) | 4 (6.0%) | 15 (19.5%) | 10 (29.4%) | 16 (76.2%) | 45 (22.6%) |
| Premature work disability/pensioner due to MS; n (%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (9.1%) | 5 (14.7%) | 2 (9.5%) | 14 (7.0%) |
EDSS Expanded Disability Status Scale, MS Multiple sclerosis, pwMS People with multiple sclerosis, SD Standard deviation