summary: This useful study from Australia validates the new Multiple Sclerosis Work Difficulties Questionnaire (MSWDQ) consisting of 50 items developed and reviewed by a panel of experts measuring 12 factors.

Following community testing of 189 people with MS, the authors conclude that the MSWDQ is a valid and internally reliable measure of workplace difficulties in patients with MS, and that difficulties identified could be used to predict workplace outcomes and expectations about future employment.

authors: Honan CA, Brown RF, Hine DW, Vowels L, Wollin JA, Simmons RD, Pollard JD

source: Mult Scler. 2011 Dec 6. [Epub ahead of print]

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