Risk for Multiple Sclerosis Disease for Adult Women under 60 years old and Related to Quality of Life in Neurosciences Center at AL-Najaf City

Abstract

Background: Multiplied sclerosis (MS) is a chronically neurodegeneration disease it involves both males and females, the illness impacts female 2 to 3 times more than male. It is a progressive neurological condition that impacts quality of life of individuals in physical, psychological, social rates. It primarily impacts young adults with maximum potential hinders the execution of their initiatives and causes doubt regarding their future. Multiple sclerosis displays a many of clinical manifestations it have negative impact on patients and caregivers’ health related QOL.

Objective : to assess (QOL) of female patients suffered from (MS) disease under 60 years of age, identification risk for multiple sclerosis disease on patients women under age 60 years and related (MS) to quality of life and found out an association between demographic characteristic with quality of life.

Methodology: Descriptive research is done in neurosciences department for the period from 24th September 2019 to 28th July 2020.The validity and the questionnaire accuracy is measured by (14) experts from various areas of expertise for review the instrument of the study, the reliability through utilizing the Alpha Cranach's procedure for reviewing the instrument. A non-probability purposive sample of 82 women were suffered from multiple sclerosis constituted in the study. Following reliability also validity assessment data were being gathered by using the constructed questionnaire, an interview technique was used by the researcher to gather data.

Result: The finding of this study showed that importance of the study sample were approximately 75 participants who enrolled study when were age grouped range from (20-29) yrs. and comprised about (34.7) of the entrants. Education level for these patients were college graduated with maximum rate higher percentages from others level of education in the same study with percentages (57.3).The result exhibited about 44.0 how were moderately socioeconomic status amongst the study results, most of the study sample were urban residents, it constituted 94.7% ,with high rate percentage among married women The study concludes that the women with multiple sclerosis under 60 years old have (56%) of impairment in their (QOL). Recommendations of the study frequent assessment of (QOL)for adult female suffered from multiple sclerosis disease, education programs for assessing and managing depression ,detecting and rehabilitation cognitive dysfunction programs, fatigue assessment and management program ,mass media should provide health education and information about the therapeutic management of disease and it is dangerous on the patients.