Survey results: stress before relapses

Stressful events, and stress, are linked to the occurrence of relapses. Are you surprised? #MSBlog #MSResearch

"I suspect readers of  this blog have survey fatigue; it has taken 3 months to collect 122 responses. I set-up these surveys to engage readers around a topic and to see if the results are the same as those published using more robust methods.I don't ignore the results; several surveys have changed the way I think about MS and how I manage it in the clinic."

"The results of this survey are interesting. 68% of you identified a stress event as a precipitant of a relapse in the past and 22% said maybe; that is a whopping 90% of you. Only 5% of you said no, and 5% of you don't have relapses presumably due to having PPMS. There was a similar response in relation to the question on background stress levels. If this survey is correct we should do something about it and consider implementing a trial of stress management alongside DMTs to prevent or reduce relapses? Any thoughts on now?"

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