Multiple sclerosis, quality of life assessment, patients' needs, rehabilitation

Roztroušená skleróza významně ovlivňuje kvalitu života pacientů. Kvalitu života rovněž významně snižuje nedostatečné uspokojování potřeb pacienta.

Basis: Multiple sclerosis influences patients' quality of life significantly. Quality of life is also significantly decreased when patient 's needs are met insufficiently. Methods: This contribution is a review article. Tools for assesment quality of life and patient's needs with multiple sclerosis were traced in electronic databases: PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, Cochrane Library. Results: Based on the search in electronic databases, 9 specific tools for quality of life assessment for patient with multiple sclerosis and 9 tools assessing patients ' needs with multiple sclerosis and the impact of the disease on the other areas ofpatients ' life were found. The most commonly used specific tool in the studies assessing quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis was MS Impact Scale (MSIS-29). Conclusions: Scales assessing quality of life of patients with MS enable to find out how the disease progresses and what is its impact on quality of life and other areas. It is specifically important in assessment of some new interventions, including rehabilitation