the role of sensory processing sensitivity and self-management on quality of life in multiple sclerosis

Background: multiple sclerosis (ms) symptoms lead to functional impairments that predict limitations, unemployment and withdrawal from social or leisure activities and affect the health-related quality of life (hrqol). sensory processing sensitivity (sps) and self-management are important factors affecting hrqol in people with ms.objectives: we decided to determine the role of sps and self-management in predicting hrqol in ms patients.materials & methods: this cross-sectional-analytical study was conducted on 320 relapsing-remitting ms patients registered in the nationwide ms registry of iran (nmsri), guilan province, from march 2020 to march 2021. the sps questionnaire (spsq), ms self-management scale-revised (mssm-r) and 36-item short-form survey (sf-36) were used to collect data. results: the findings showed that quality of life in people with ms has a positive significant relationship with sps (r=0.14) and self-management (r=0.22) (p<0.05). the results of the multiple regression model also showed that the mssm-r and spsq explained a total of 12% of the variance of the sf-36.conclusion: overall, sps and self-management are factors affecting the quality of life of ms patients.