Biological Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco.
Biological Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco.
Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2024 Jan;81:105347. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2023.105347. Epub 2023 Dec 2.
This study aims to describe the clinical, therapeutic, and epidemiological profiles of MS patients in Morocco.
This descriptive study involved 170 patients representing four Morocco regions. We collected the data using an electronic survey.
The results show female dominance in patients with MS. Besides, most patients present with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS). The main clinical symptoms reported by patients are fatigue, cognitive issues, spasticity, bowel or bladder complaints, and visual issues. Furthermore, the findings show that almost half of the patients use Interferon bêta-1a and azathioprine as disease-modifying therapies; 60.5 % use traditional and complementary medicine, of which 30.6 % use cupping, 30 % recite the Holy Quran, and 28.2 % use apitherapy. The findings show that there is a statistically significant relationship between specific MS factors such as professional activity (p = 0.0071), degree of satisfaction with treatment (p = 0.005), stress (p = 0.014), and the frequency of relapses.
In addition to DMT, patients also use traditional and complementary medicine. There is also a relationship between some epidemiological characteristics and the frequency of relapses in patients with MS.
本研究旨在描述摩洛哥多发性硬化症（MS）患者的临床、治疗和流行病学特征。
本描述性研究纳入了来自摩洛哥四个地区的 170 名患者。我们通过电子调查收集数据。
结果显示，MS 患者以女性为主。此外，大多数患者表现为复发缓解型 MS（RRMS）。患者报告的主要临床症状包括疲劳、认知问题、痉挛、肠或膀胱问题以及视力问题。此外，研究结果表明，近一半的患者使用干扰素β-1a 和硫唑嘌呤作为疾病修正治疗；60.5%的患者使用传统和补充医学，其中 30.6%使用拔罐，30%诵读《古兰经》，28.2%使用蜂疗。研究结果表明，MS 患者的一些特定因素（如职业活动、治疗满意度、压力和复发频率）与特定因素之间存在统计学显著关系。
除了 DMT，患者还使用传统和补充医学。MS 患者的一些流行病学特征与复发频率之间也存在关系。
