Disability and its association with psychological factors in multiple sclerosis patients.
Mult Scler Relat Disord
; 49: 102733, 2021 Apr.
Article
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| ID: mdl-33571947
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurological, and immune-mediated demyelinating disease. Psychological factors in MS disease and psychosocial interventions based on these factors have a major role in the adjustment of MS patients toward their disease. The aim of the study was to compare the psychological components of happiness, psychological well-being, love of life, meaning in life, and somatic health between MS patients with low Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) scores and MS patients with higher EDSS scores.METHOD:
A sample of 128 patients with MS was recruited. Patients were administered the EDSS, the Self-Rating Scale of Happiness (SRH), the World Health Organization-five Well-Being Index (WHO-5), the Love of Life Scale (LLS), the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15). Patients with EDSS>3 (cases) and EDSS≤3 (controls) were compared.RESULTS:
The cases had lower scores for happiness, love of life, psychological well-being, meaning in life, the present of meaning in life subscale, and somatic health, compared with the controls. The differences between cases and controls remained statistically significant after controlling for age and sex.CONCLUSION:
Positive health promotion and education intervention programs to reduce disability and increase MS patients' well-being should be one of the priorities in the Iran healthcare system for MS patients. Therapists should take these components into account when working with MS patients with moderate and severe disability.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pessoas com Deficiência
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Esclerose Múltipla
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mult Scler Relat Disord
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article