Table 1.

Participant Characteristics

MS Type	Interview Type and Patient No.	SDMT Score at Time of Inclusion	Gender	Age	Time of Diagnosis	Occupational Status	Family Status
Secondary progressive MS	II-1	19	M	56	2001	Disability pension	Single Adult child
	II-2	20	M	60	1996	Disability pension	Single
	II-3	27	F	43	1999	Disability pension	Single Child at home Adult child
	II-4	34	M	53	1999	Disability pension	Married Adult children
	II-5	37	F	59	1998	Flex job	Married Adult children
	II-6	68	F	55	2010	Disability pension	Single
Relapsing-remitting MS	II-7	40	F	40	2004	16 h/w. flex job	Married
	FG-8	43	M	32	2016	Full-time work	Married 2 young children
	II-9	45	F	55	2014	34 h/w. work	Co-hab. partner, Adult child
	FG-10	48	F	46	2017	Unemployed. Applying for disability pension	Single Adult child Teen at home
	FG-11	55	F	45	2018	Full-time work	Married 2 teens at home
	II-12	57	F	25	2018	Student (leave)	Partner (not cohabiting)

Abbreviations: II, Individual interview; FG, focus group; MS, multiple sclerosis; SDMT, Symbol Digital Modalities Test; h/w, hours per week.