The Effect of Spiritual Well-Being on Psychological Resilience in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Year 2025, Volume: 14 Issue: 3, 696 - 703, 31.10.2025

Tülay Yıldırım Üşenmez , Rukiye Demir Dikmen

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.

Keywords

Spiritual well-being , Resilience , Multiple sclerosis

Ethical Statement

Firstly, approval from the Ethics Committee (Approv Number: 2024/645588) and official permit from the a State Hospital. Patients were instructed on the study’s purpose and that their knowledge would be kept private and that they could draw back from the study at any time. Additionally, the present study was conducted taking into account the Principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and by getting written consent from the patients with an 'Informed Voluntary Consent Form'.

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Thanks

The authors would like to thank anyone who contributed to this study sincerely.

Multipl Skleroz Hastalarında Ruhsal Refahın Psikolojik Dayanıklılık Üzerindeki Etkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, Multiple skleroz hastalarında manevi iyi oluşun psikolojik sağlamlığa etkisini belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Kesitsel türdeki bu çalışma Temmuz-Eylül 2024 tarihleri arasında bir devlet hastanesinin nöroloji poliklinikleri ve kliniğinde yürütüldü. Mevcut çalışmaya 68 Multiple Skleroz hastası katıldı. Verileri toplamak için Kısa Psikolojik Sağlamlık Ölçeği (KPSÖ) ve Manevi İyi Oluş Ölçeği (MİOÖ) kullanıldı. Bulgular: Hastaların MİOÖ toplam puan ortalaması 21.07±8.92, KPSÖ toplam puan ortalaması 14.02±6.17 olarak bulundu. Manevi iyi oluş ile psikolojik sağlamlık arasında pozitif yönlü güçlü bir ilişki vardır. Ayrıca, manevi iyi oluşun psikolojik sağlamlığı %82 oranında yordadığı da bulundu. Sonuç: Çalışmada, hastaların manevi iyi oluş ve psikolojik sağlamlık düzeyinin düşük olduğu belirlendi. MS hastalarının manevi iyi oluş düzeyinin psikolojik sağlamlığı olumlu olarak etkileyebileceği de söylenebilir.

Keywords

Manevi Iyi Oluş , Sağlamlık , Multiple Skleroz

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