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Description

Hobart et al reported the Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale (MSWS-12) to describe the impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) on a patient's walking ability. The authors are from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the University of Oxford.


Patient selection: multiple sclerosis

 

Time interval: past 2 weeks

 

Impact from multiple sclerosis:

(1) limited the ability to walk

(2) limited the ability to run

(3) limited the ability to use the stairs

(4) made standing more difficult

(5) affected balance while walking or standing

(6) limited walking distance

(7) increased the effort needed to walk

(8) needed a support when walking indoors

(9) needed a support when walking outdoors

(10) slowed down walking pace

(11) affected the smoothness of walking

(12) required concentration to walk

 

Response

Points

not at all

1

a little

2

moderately

3

quite a bit

4

extremely

5

 

score =

= SUM(points for all 12 responses)

 

Interpretation:

minimum score: 12

maximum score: 60


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