MS patients seek more practical support
LONDON, March 30 (UPI) — A study by researchers at King's College London found patients with multiple sclerosis are lacking practical, everyday help beyond medical treatments.
In the study of 445 British patients with different levels of multiple sclerosis, 29 percent said medical treatment was their top priority when it came to meeting their current needs. Nineteen percent specified socioeconomic support as top priority.
Sixty-seven percent specified household adaptations, better transport provision and re-housing as necessary.
Eighteen percent said they needed enhanced care, including improvements in the availability, accessibility and continuity of health and social care provision, according to the study in the Journal of Advanced Nursing.
Nine percent of respondents wanted more information about multiple sclerosis treatments and services, 7 percent wanted better access to rehabilitation therapies and occupational therapy and 6 percent wanted personal, home and child care assistance.
