How Do People with Multiple Sclerosis Experience Prognostic Uncertainty and Prognosis Communication? A Qualitative Study.

Secondly, current findings demonstrated that although patients are unlikely to welcome detailed prognosis forecasts at diagnosis, early communication from neurologists, (even if brief and vague), about the variability of outcomes and the non-inevitability of wheelchair use is incredibly significant for pwMS, functioning to counter initial extreme and distressing illness perceptions.

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