Nutrition Habits in Multiple Sclerosis
Conditions
Brief summary
patient with multiple sclerosis will undergo and completed comprehensive survey measuring body mass index and assessment of obesity ,health related quality of life,disability,relapsing and complete data on their dietary habits.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Assiut University
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 20 to 40 years of age * males or females * all cases of diagnosed multiple sclerosis under treatment or not
Exclusion criteria
* disable cases * long standing disease more than five years.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| measurement of the body mass index and so assessment of obesity of the patient and multiple sclerosis . also assessment of nutrition habits by dietary habits questionnaire in theses patient . | one and half year | dietary habits questionnaire include * family eating habits * personal dietary assessment personal eating habits * personal back ground information The questionnaire considers both the type of food consumed and the methods of food preparation. Each item scores from 1 to 5 with a score of 1 indicating very poor dietary behavior and a score of 5 indicating healthy.These items give rise to 10 dietary sub scores: cereals, fruit and vegetables, omega-3 fatty acids, food choices, food preparation, takeaways and snacks, fat, fiber, sodium, Mean scores ranging from 1 to 5 are calculated for each sub score |
| assessment of disability rates of the patient of multiple sclerosis. | one and half year | the disability rate assessed by expanded disability status scale which is a self-reported surrogate tool used by neurologists to assess gait disability.33,34 Th scored ordinally from 0 (normal) to 8 (bed bound). bound) |
Outcome results
None listed