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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Pregnancy in multiple sclerosis: a questionnaire study |
| Creators Name: | Borisow, N. and Paul, F. and Ohlraun, S. and Pach, D. and Fischer, F. and Dörr, J. |
| Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) preferentially affects females at childbearing age. For this reason patients and treating physicians were frequently confronted with questions concerning family planning, pregnancy and birth. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the expertise about pregnancy related topics in multiple sclerosis of neurologists in private practice. METHODS: We developed a survey with 16 multiple choice questions about pregnancy related topics and sent it to neurologists in private practice in Berlin, Germany. RESULTS: 56 completed questionnaires were sent back. 54% of all questions were answered correctly, 21% of the questions were answered with "I don't know". Correct answers were more often given by physicians who treat more than 400 MS patients per year (p = 0.001). Further positive associations were found for assumed relevance of the topic (p = 0.002) and the degree of counseling (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: To provide a comprehensive counseling, MS patients with desire for children should be counseled by physicians with a lot of experience in MS treatment. |
| Keywords: | Directive Counseling, Multiple Sclerosis, Physicians, Pregnancy, Questionnaires |
| Source: | PLoS ONE |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Publisher: | Public Library of Science |
| Volume: | 9 |
| Number: | 6 |
| Page Range: | e99106 |
| Date: | 5 June 2014 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0099106 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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