Correlates of health related quality of life in adult patients with spinal muscular atrophy.

Introduction: To improve care for patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), we assessed the physical and mental quality of life (QoL) in 62 adult patients with SMA.

Methods: Physical component scores (PCS) and mental component scores (MCS) of the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) were obtained. Correlations with demographics, disease severity, and emotional distress were assessed.