@article{article_1571348, title={The Effect of Spiritual Well-Being on Psychological Resilience in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis}, journal={Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi}, volume={14}, pages={696–703}, year={2025}, DOI={10.53424/balikesirsbd.1571348}, author={Yıldırım Üşenmez, Tülay and Demir Dikmen, Rukiye}, keywords={Spiritual well-being, Resilience, Multiple sclerosis}, abstract={Objective: The present study purposed to explore the effect of spiritual well-being (sp) on psychological resilience in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted in the a State Hospital’s Neurology outpatient policlinics and an inpatient clinic between July and September 2024. Sixty-eight (68) patients with MS participated in the present study. Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy–Spiritual Well-Being Scale (FACIT-Sp) were utilized to gather data. Results: It was found that patients’ total mean scores was 21.07±8.92 for FACIT-Sp and 14.02±6.17 for BRS. There was a statistically positive and strong relationship between FACIT-Sp and BRS (r=0.910, p <0.01). Additionally, it was found that sp predicted psychological resilience by 82% Conclusion: In the study, it was stated that the sp and psychological resilience of the patients were low level. It can also be said that the level of sp of patients with MS may positively affect their psychological resilience.}, number={3}, publisher={Balıkesir University}