Delays in diagnosis, treatment: MS patient survey
July 19, 2017…to employment status, 38.6% of respondents reported they were employed full- or part-time; 27.4% were unemployed; 32.2% were retired; and 1.9% were students. Regarding the use of disease-modifying therapies (DMT), 72.1% were currently on treatment, 19.9% had stopped therapy, and 8.3% had never started treatment. Persons who were unemployed (n=103) or retired (n=120) were more likely to have stopped a treatment (26.9% and 24.7%, respectively). The…