Cognitive Function in Multiple Sclerosis

6-minute walk test were used. The 6-minute walk test requires patients to cover as much distance as possible in a six-minute period. The walking distance is recorded.

The STS-5 test, on the other hand, requires patients to perform five sit-stand cycles in a standard chair (0.43-m high and 0.45-m wide) as quickly as possible, measured in seconds, and is used as an indicator of lower extremity muscle strength.

A mobile application called Trail Making Test was used to evaluate visual attention and cognitive flexibility. The completion time of subsections A and B was recorded. Working memory will be evaluated using a mobile application called Digit Span test. This application gives your maximum digit memory. This score has been saved.

The visuospatial perception was evaluated with the help of the mobile application called Corsi Block Tapping test. The highest span in this application is recorded.

A tool used to quantify, in a standardized model, cognitive reserve through an interview to the participant or to the caregiver. The questionnaire collects demographic information regarding the school curriculum, work and type of free-time activities. These three different indices (CRI-School, CRI-Work and CRI-Free Time) are then combined into a single "Index of Cognitive Reserve".

Handgrip was measured with the Baseline Digital Hand Dynamometer 135 KG®. The results were recorded as Kg.

Nottingham Health Profile consists of 6 sections and a total of 38 questions evaluating patients' pain, emotional reaction, sleep, social isolation, physical activity and energy. In this questionnaire, where the highest score is 600 points, a high score is associated with a deterioration in quality of life

The Beck Depression Inventory is a self-report measure of depression severity that is a well-characterized scale with excellent psychometric properties and is frequently used in research studies of depression.

The scale measures symptoms related to sadness, pessimism, past failure, loss of pleasure, guilty feelings, punishment feelings, self-dislike, self-criticalness, suicidal thoughts or wishes, crying, agitation, loss of interest, indecisiveness, worthlessness, loss of energy, changes in sleeping pattern, irritability, changes in appetite, concentration difficulty, tiredness or fatigue, and loss of interest in sex.

We report the total score on the Beck Depression Inventory, which has a range of 0 to 63. Higher values represent greater severity of depression. The following score interpretations are provided in the scale's manual:

0-9 minimal depression 10-18 mild depression 19-29 moderate depression 30-63 severe depression

The fatigue severity scale is a short measurement tool consisting of nine questions developed by Krupp and used to measure the degree of fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis. The validity and reliability of the scale Armutlu et al. and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.94. In the scale, individuals are asked to rate the fatigue they have felt during the past week from 1 to 7. Each section is scored between 1 (strongly disagree) and 7 (strongly agree). The total score is calculated by taking the average of nine items.

A mobile application called "Tap fast" was used. The patient is asked to touch the maximum number of boxes by touching the screen as quickly as possible within 15 seconds. The patient's score was recorded.