Short Report: A Pilot Study of a Group Positive Psychology Intervention for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Leclaire, Kaitlynne; Cecil, Audrey; LaRussa, Allison; Stuart, Fiona; Hemond, Christopher C.; Healy, Brian C.; Chitnis, Tanuja; Weiner, Howard L.; Huffman, Jeff C.; Glanz, Bonnie I.

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“…The first finding of this research is the effect of the positive psychotherapeutic intervention on reducing the psychological symptoms (stress, anxiety, and depres-sion) of MS patients, which agrees with the results of authoritative research of Moghtaderi et al and Leclaire et al [24][25][26][27].…”

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confidence: 88%

“…As a theorist of positive psychology, Layous et al have directly attributed the positive interventions to the wellbeing qualities and the reduction of negative emotional reactions and also have defined positive thoughts as a cause for positive behaviors and emotions [25]. In many different studies, the effect of positive psychology-based interventions on reducing psychological symptoms has been reported to be significant [26,27]. In this regard, the studies of various researchers have shown the significant effect of positive group-psychotherapy and their components on the quality of life [28][29][30].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although the effectiveness of positive interventions has been proved for healthy individuals and even for people with depression or negative emotional reactions, few studies have considered the efficacy of this approach for patients with medical conditions such as MS [27]. Therefore, regarding the importance of quality of life and the mental healthiness, and the lack of research on this field, the present study is about to answer the question of whether positive group-psychotherapy affects the psychological symptoms (depression, anxiety, and stress) and improves the quality of life of women with MS.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Positive Group-psychotherapy in Multiple Sclerosis: The Effect on Psychological Symptoms and Quality of Life

Rafiee

Taklavi

Abolghasemi

et al. 2020

Caspian J Neurol Sci

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Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the disorders of the central nervous system which creates many challenges for the psychological adjustment of patients all over the world. Objectives:This research was performed to demonstrate the effect of positive group-psychotherapy on reducing the psychological symptoms (depression, anxiety, and stress) and improving the quality of life in women with MS. Materials & Methods: The method of this research is quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test, and control group. A total of 30 women were selected through a convenient sampling method from the patients of the MS-Society of Guilan Province, Iran. Then, they and randomly divided into 2 equal groups (experimental and control). The study data were collected through Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) and Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale‐29 (MSIS) questionnaires. The intervention process was performed for the experimental group as 8 training sessions of 90 minutes long. The obtained data were analyzed by univariate analysis of covariance and multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS V. 24. Results: The analysis showed that positive group-psychotherapy significantly modified the depression, anxiety, stress (F=39.13, P<0.001), and quality of life (F=50.44, P<0.001) in the experimental group. Conclusion: Positive group-psychotherapy can be used as an effective and efficient psychotherapy method to reduce and improve the psychological symptoms (depression, anxiety, and stress) of women with multiple sclerosis and improve their quality of life.

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Positive Group-psychotherapy in Multiple Sclerosis: The Effect on Psychological Symptoms and Quality of Life

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“…LeClaire et al 130 implemented a 5-week positive psychology programme. The results showed only a significant improvement in the SF-36 vitality subscale.…”

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Quality of life in adults with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review

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ObjectiveIn recent years, quality of life (QoL) in multiple sclerosis (MS) has been gaining considerable importance in clinical research and practice. Against this backdrop, this systematic review aimed to provide a broad overview of clinical, sociodemographic and psychosocial risk and protective factors for QoL in adults with MS and analyse psychological interventions for improving QoL.MethodThe literature search was conducted in the Scopus, Web of Science and ProQuest electronic databases. Document type was limited to articles written in English, published from January 1, 2014, to January 31, 2019. Information from the selected articles was extracted using a coding sheet and then qualitatively synthesised.ResultsThe search identified 4886 records. After duplicate removal and screening, 106 articles met the inclusion and exclusion criteria for qualitative synthesis and were assessed for study quality. Disability, fatigue, depression, cognitive impairment and unemployment were consistently identified as QoL risk factors, whereas higher self-esteem, self-efficacy, resilience and social support proved to be protective. The review analysed a wide spectrum of approaches for QoL psychological intervention, such as mindfulness, cognitive behavioural therapy, self-help groups and self-management. The majority of interventions were successful in improving various aspects of QoL.ConclusionAdequate biopsychosocial assessment is of vital importance to treat risk and promote protective factors to improve QoL in patients with MS in general care practice.

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“…Targeted psychological interventions based on psychoeducation and cognitive behavioral therapy may be offered to them [36, 37] to maintain a stable QoL level [38]. Interventions based on optimism or positive thinking have revealed satisfactory well-being predictors on not only the individuals themselves [39–41] but also their relatives [42].…”

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Coping with age-related hearing loss: patient-caregiver dyad effects on quality of life

Lazzarotto

Martin²,

Saint-Laurent³

et al. 2019

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Background and aims Patients with age -related hearing loss (ARHL) and their natural caregivers have to confront a disability that produces progressive lifestyle changes. There is an interest in studying the ability of patients and their caregivers to cope with the difficulties that affect quality of life (QoL). In a sample of patient-caregiver dyads in the specific context of ARHL, we examine whether the QoL of patients and caregivers is influenced by the coping processes they use from a specific actor–partner interdependence model (APIM). Methods This cross-sectional study involved dyads with patients having a diagnosis of ARHL. The self-reported data included QoL (WHOQoL-BREF) and coping strategies (BriefCope). The APIM was used to test the dyadic effects of coping strategies on QoL. Results A total of 448 dyads were included; the patients and caregivers were love partners for 59% of the dyads. Coping strategies, such as social support, avoidance, problem solving, and positive thinking, exhibited evidence of actor effects (degree to which the individual’s coping strategies are associated with their own QoL). Effects on the partner (degree to which the individual’s coping strategies are associated with the QoL of the other member of the dyad) were found, i.e., when the patients mobilized their coping strategy based on social support and problem-solving, their caregivers reported higher environmental QoL. Conclusion This study emphasizes that the QoL for patients and their caregivers was directly related to the coping strategies they used. This finding suggests that targeted interventions should be offered to help patients and their relatives to implement more effective coping strategies. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12955-019-1161-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Short Report: A Pilot Study of a Group Positive Psychology Intervention for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Abstract: The 5-week group positive psychology intervention was feasible and acceptable to patients with MS. A randomized controlled trial is necessary to further explore the effectiveness of the group intervention.

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Positive Group-psychotherapy in Multiple Sclerosis: The Effect on Psychological Symptoms and Quality of Life

Positive Group-psychotherapy in Multiple Sclerosis: The Effect on Psychological Symptoms and Quality of Life

Quality of life in adults with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review

Coping with age-related hearing loss: patient-caregiver dyad effects on quality of life

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