Table 2 Demographics of Participants
Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
Sex, n (%) | |
Female | 80 (78) |
Male | 23 (23) |
Age at enrolment, mean (SD) | 50 (11.64) |
Race, n (%) | |
White | 102 (99) |
Mixed | 1 (1) |
Number of years in full-time education, mean (SD) | 18 (3.81) |
Sub-type of diagnosis, n (%) | |
Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) | 68 (66) |
Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS) | 24 (23) |
Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PPMS) | 8 (8) |
No data | 3 (3) |
Number of years between symptom onset and diagnosis, mean (SD) | 4 (5.91) |
Previous diagnosis of depression, n (%) | 36 (35) |
Currently on treatment for depression, n (%) | 18 (17) |
Treatments for current depression (n = 18), n (%) | |
Medication | 18 (100) |
Lifestyle modification | 5 (28) |
Psychological intervention | 4 (22) |
Alternative or complimentary therapies | 1 (6) |
Diagnosis of other mental health condition (n = 8), n (%) | |
Anxiety | 5 (63) |
Anorexia nervosa | 1 (12.5) |
Anxiety and PTSD | 1 (12.5) |
Complex PTSD | 1 (12.5) |