Multiple sclerosis: multiple challenges: for people in Ireland with MS and service providers: a study of the circumstances of people with multiple sclerosis living in Counties Cork and Kerry

摘要

The starting point for the work of the Multiple Sclerosis Society is the needs ofudpeople with MS. The research project which has led to the production of this reportudis no different. If the Society is to plan and organise its services in an efficientudmanner, and to lobby for adequate service provision, then it is important to haveudsound information about the situations in which people with MS live, theirudperception of their needs and how they can be met.udA survey such as this has not been undertaken in the Republic of Ireland before.udThis particular study was carried out in the Southern Health Board region ofudCounties Cork and Kerry. It has brought together a large body of informationudconcerning the 260 people with MS interviewed. The information covers a wideudrange of issues, much of it of a type not previously gathered. This report is,udtherefore, of major importance for people with MS in Cork and Kerry. However, it isudalso of much wider significance. Much of the information gathered andudrecommendations made are of relevance to people with MS in the rest of Irelandudand much of it is of relevance to Irish people with other physical disabilitiesudgenerally.