Social-psychological adjustment to multiple sclerosis

Brooks, Nancy A.; Matson, Ronald R.

doi:10.1016/0277-9536(82)90262-3

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“…Like some other devastating diseases (e.g., cancer), MS entails a process of psychological reaction and adjustment that may follow four temporally ordered phases: denial, resistance, affirmation, and integration (Brooks & Matson, 1982). As participants in the narrative inquiry study recognized, coping is a process: "It takes time, I think; you have to go through stages to reach that point" (Cvitanovich et al, 2009, p. 17).…”

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Correlations Between Quality of Life and Adaptation Factors Among People With Multiple Sclerosis

Hwang

Cvitanovich

Doroski

et al. 2011

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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OBJECTIVE. We examined the correlations between quality of life and three adaptation factors-adjusted self-concept, social support, and accessibility-in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). METHOD.A convenience sample of 68 participants completed the Leeds Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life scale (LMSQoL) and a questionnaire assessing the three adaptation factors.RESULTS. We found significant moderate correlations between LMSQoL scores and adjusted self-concept (r 5 .56, p < .0001) and LMSQoL scores and social support (r 5 .52, p < .0001); a significant low correlation was found between LMSQoL and accessibility (r 5 .36, p 5 .003).DISCUSSION. Adjusted self-concept, social support, and accessibility were found to be critical in participants' psychosocial adaptation to the course of MS. Occupational therapy intervention should address these adaptation factors to help clients cope with MS and promote quality of life.Hwang, J. E., Cvitanovich, D. C., Doroski, E. K., & Vajarakitipongse, J. G. (2011). Correlations between quality of life and adaptation factors among people with multiple sclerosis.

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Section: Adjusted Self-conceptmentioning

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Correlations Between Quality of Life and Adaptation Factors Among People With Multiple Sclerosis

Hwang

Cvitanovich

Doroski

et al. 2011

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…However, others have argued that in a progressive degenerative disease with often limited opportunities for actively reducing disability or symptoms, emotion-focused coping may be useful and be a substantial portion of a patient's available coping efforts. Furthermore, seemingly passive strategies such as acceptance may have important benefits [12,49].…”

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Depression and multiple sclerosis: Review of a lethal combination

Wallin¹,

Wilken

Turner

et al. 2006

JRRD

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Abstract-Depression is the most frequent psychiatric disorder in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The etiology of depression is multifactorial and likely associated with psychosocial stress, focal demyelinating lesions, and immune dysfunction. Proper diagnosis and severity assessment are critical prior to initiation of therapy. Patients with suicidal ideation should be referred for immediate psychiatric consultation and be closely monitored. While more therapeutic trials for depression in MS are needed, MS patients have been shown to respond to current antidepressant medications and psychotherapy. Unfortunately, patients with MS and major depression or suicidal thoughts are often underassessed and therefore not diagnosed. Unlike other aspects of MS, depression is treatable. Early intervention in depression can prevent declines in quality of life and even death from suicide. This article reviews the unique features, assessment, and treatment of depression in MS. MS care providers should vigilantly assess depression and suicide risk in their patients.

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“…resistance, affirmation, integration [8], But most patients succeed in adjusting well to a life with the disease [9] and it has been shown that particularly women and patients who remain employed adjust best [9][10][11], Subsequently the growing severity of the disease may cause increasing physical disabil ity and social problems [12]. The develop ment can lead to inconsistency in the patient's description of his or her own ability and pos sibilities, and that of his/her family [13,14], An investigation is now described, the aim of which has been (1) to find out how, according to both the patient and family.…”

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Multiple Sclerosis: The Impact of Physical Impairment and Cognitive Dysfunction on Social and Sparetime Activities

Stenager

Knudsen

Jensen

1991

Psychother Psychosom

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In a cross-sectional investigation of 116 patients with multiple sclerosis, the social and sparetime activites of the patient were assessed by both patient and his/her family. The assessments were correlated to physical disability which showed that particularly those who were moderately disabled suffered from severe psychosocial strain. The literature shows that the strain becomes even more severe in certain periods of progression of the disease with the result that psychosomatic conditions arise.

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Social-psychological adjustment to multiple sclerosis

Cited by 148 publications

References 8 publications

Correlations Between Quality of Life and Adaptation Factors Among People With Multiple Sclerosis

Correlations Between Quality of Life and Adaptation Factors Among People With Multiple Sclerosis

Depression and multiple sclerosis: Review of a lethal combination

Multiple Sclerosis: The Impact of Physical Impairment and Cognitive Dysfunction on Social and Sparetime Activities

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