Table 1
Demographics of the study sample.
| Frequency | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 38 | 35.2 |
| Female | 70 | 64.8 | |
| Living | With parents | 19 | 21.8 |
| arrangement | With relatives | 1 | 1.1 |
| Alone | 8 | 9.2 | |
| With a partner | 11 | 12.6 | |
| With partner and child/ren | 46 | 52.9 | |
| Alone with child/ren | 2 | 2.3 | |
| Other’s support | No | 78 | 72.2 |
| Yes | 30 | 27.8 | |
| Residence | Urban | 70 | 64.8 |
| Rural | 38 | 35.2 | |
| Marital status | Single | 26 | 24.5 |
| Married | 69 | 65.1 | |
| Separated | 2 | 1.9 | |
| Divorced | 5 | 4.7 | |
| Nonmarital cohabitation | 4 | 3.8 | |
| Work status | Full-time | 26 | 24.3 |
| Part-time | 4 | 3.7 | |
| Freelance | 2 | 1.9 | |
| Student | 3 | 2.8 | |
| Retired | 47 | 43.9 | |
| Unemployed due to illness | 12 | 11.2 | |
| Unemployed for other reasons | 12 | 11.2 |
Table 2
WHODAS 2.0 total score and individual domain scores.
| Characteristic | N | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Skewness | Kurtosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognition | 108 | 0 | 100.00 | 23.90 | 24.27 | 0.97 | 0.02 |
| Mobility | 108 | 0 | 100.00 | 26.45 | 23.14 | 0.74 | 0.03 |
| Self-care | 108 | 0 | 75.00 | 9.25 | 16.17 | 2.16 | 4.37 |
| Getting along | 108 | 0 | 75.00 | 16,03 | 20.07 | 1.40 | 1.11 |
| Life activities – domestic responsibilities | 108 | 0 | 100.00 | 25.99 | 23.71 | 0.83 | 0.39 |
| Life activities – leisure, work and school | 84 | 0 | 68.75 | 13.20 | 12.16 | 1.64 | 4.68 |
| Life activities | 108 | 0 | 81.25 | 22.12 | 18.44 | 0.90 | 0.56 |
| Participation | 108 | 0 | 84.38 | 28.12 | 19.46 | 0.78 | 0.17 |
| WHODAS 2.0 score | 108 | 0 | 65.97 | 21.19 | 15.40 | 0.81 | 0.04 |
Table 3
Correlation between cognitive and motor functioning and WHODAS 2.0 domains and total score.
| WHODAS 2.0 | ARCS score | 9 HPT | 25 FWT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cognition | -0.31** | 0.31** | 0.27** |
| Mobility | -0.34** | 0.56** | 0.51** |
| Self-care | -0.28** | 0.43** | 0.30** |
| Getting along | -0.25** | 0.34** | 0.32** |
| Life activities | -0.24* | 0.43** | 0.32** |
| Life activities – domestic responsibilities | -0.29** | 0.51** | 0.36** |
| Life activities – leisure, work and school | -0.03 | 0.00 | -0.00 |
| Participation | -0.23* | 0.35** | 0.38** |
| WHODAS 2.0 score | -0.34** | 0.48** | 0.42** |
[i] ** Correlation significant at p<0.01
[ii] * Correlation significant at p<0.05
Table 4
Hierarchical regression analysis: dependent variable – functioning of subjects.
| Model | R | R2 | F | p | beta | p | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step 1. | 0.35 | 0.12 | 2.82 | 0.03 | |||
| AGE | 0.24 | 0.03 | 0.51;2.66 | ||||
| Step 2. | 0.51 | 0.26 | 5.40 | 0.00 | |||
| PASAT | -0.39 | 0.00 | -23.94;-6.13 | ||||
| Step 3. | 0.56 | 0.32 | 6.05 | 0.00 | |||
| PASAT | -0.32 | 0.00 | -21.02;-3.56 | ||||
| ARCS | -0.26 | 0.00 | -21.41;-4.70 | ||||
| Step 4. | 0.57 | 0.32 | 5.23 | 0.00 | |||
| PASAT | -0.32 | 0.00 | -19.74;2.77 | ||||
| ARCS | -0.25 | 0.01 | -18.67;-2.06 | ||||
| Step 5. | 0.65 | 0.43 | 7.09 | 0.00 | |||
| PASAT | -0.29 | 0.00 | -18.09;-1.80 | ||||
| 9HPT | 0.40 | 0.00 | -26.89;-6.59 | ||||
| Step 6. | 0.66 | 0.43 | 6.25 | 0.00 | |||
| PASAT | -0.29 | 0.00 | -17.90;-1.62 | ||||
| 9HPT | 0.39 | 0.00 | -25.38;-3.88 |
[i] Model 1: sociodemographic variables
[ii] Model 2: sociodemographic variables and PASAT
[iii] Model 3: sociodemographic variables, PASAT and ARCS
[iv] Model 4: sociodemographic variables, PASAT, ARCS and EDSS
[v] Model 5: sociodemographic variables, PASAT, ARCS, EDSS and 9HPT
[vi] Model 6: sociodemographic variables, PASAT, ARCS, EDSS, 9HPT and 25FWT