Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the connection between fear and multiple sclerosis, due to the fact that numerous patients with this disease have anxiety and are so fearful to even live their life. The fear is related to so many reasons that we commence to analyze it, being attracted by the numerous fields that can connect the disease and this symptom, although, fear is not classified as a manifestation of multiple sclerosis yet. The. fear of the future was found to be a preponderant concern amongst the participants. Affiliated with this fear, the patients evoked peculiar concerns about experiencing farther losses of mobility and independence, becoming a burden on family and caregivers, and having to move to a nursing home.

Keywords: Multiple sclerosis; Fear; Anxiety