Coping strategies and mood profiles in patients with multiple sclerosis

Milanlıoğlu A., OZDEMIR P. G., Çilingir V., GULEC T. C., AYDIN M. N., TOMBUL T.

ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA, cilt.72, sa.7, ss.490-495, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 72 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1590/0004-282x20140089
  • Dergi Adı: ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.490-495
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: multiple sclerosis, depression, disability, mood, coping strategy, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, PSYCHIATRIC-DISORDERS, DEPRESSION, DISABILITY, ADJUSTMENT, IMPAIRMENT, PEOPLE, IMPACT
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the coping strategies, mood characteristics and the association between these aspects in patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and healthy subjects. Method: Fifty consecutive patients who were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis according to McDonald criteria and thirty-one healthy subjects were included in the study. In addition to the sociodemographic form, Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), Coping Orientation for Problem Experiences Scale (COPE), and Profile of Mood States (POMS) tests were applied to the participants. Results: Non-functional coping strategies were significantly higher in the secondary-progressive type (p <= 0.05). Depression-dejection, fatigue-inertia and total POMS scores were significantly higher in the secondary-progressive type (p <= 0.05). Conclusion: The results of our study demonstrate the importance of rehabilitation programs that encourage exercise among patients with multiple sclerosis to increase vigor-activity levels.