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Evaluation of Disability and Hopelessness in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Abstract
Objective: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and irreversible neurological disease. MS patients often experience hopelessness, especially for reasons such as impaired body image caused by disability, inadequate social support, prolonged treatments, activity limitations, and dependence on someone else’s care. This study was conducted to evaluate the disability and hopelessness of individuals diagnosed with MS and to determine the relationship between socio-demographic variables.
Material and Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 96 MS patients. The data were collected between September 1 and December 30, 2019 using a Patient Information Form that included socio-demographic characteristics, the Brief Disability Questionnaire (BDQ), and the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS). Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, ANOVA, and independent samples t-test were used in the evaluation of the data; corrected Bonferroni test was used to determine the differences between the groups.
Results: The mean score of BDQ was 9.64±6.67, and BHS was 9.32±2.23. Moreover, a negative correlation was detected between the scores of BDQ and BHS (r=-0.28; p<0.01). There is a statistically significant relationship between the mean score of BDQ and variables such as age, gender, education, had children, employment status, year of diagnosis, number of attacks, and the presence of other chronic diseases (p<0.05). There is no statistically significant relationship between the mean score of BHS and other variables, except the working status (p<0.05).
Conclusion: This study shows that disability poses an important problem in MS patients, and this causes patients to experience hopelessness.
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Supporting Institution
YOK
Thanks
We thank all the volunteer patients who participated in the study.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
September 30, 2021
Submission Date
February 26, 2021
Acceptance Date
April 12, 2021
Published in Issue
Year 2021 Volume: 6 Number: 3
APA
Alankaya, N., & Durmuş, N. (2021). Evaluation of Disability and Hopelessness in Multiple Sclerosis Patients. İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, 6(3), 7-11. https://izlik.org/JA47DU58ZK
AMA
1.Alankaya N, Durmuş N. Evaluation of Disability and Hopelessness in Multiple Sclerosis Patients. İKÇÜSBFD. 2021;6(3):7-11. https://izlik.org/JA47DU58ZK
Chicago
Alankaya, Naile, and Nuriye Durmuş. 2021. “Evaluation of Disability and Hopelessness in Multiple Sclerosis Patients”. İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi 6 (3): 7-11. https://izlik.org/JA47DU58ZK.
EndNote
Alankaya N, Durmuş N (September 1, 2021) Evaluation of Disability and Hopelessness in Multiple Sclerosis Patients. İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi 6 3 7–11.
IEEE
[1]N. Alankaya and N. Durmuş, “Evaluation of Disability and Hopelessness in Multiple Sclerosis Patients”, İKÇÜSBFD, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 7–11, Sept. 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA47DU58ZK
ISNAD
Alankaya, Naile - Durmuş, Nuriye. “Evaluation of Disability and Hopelessness in Multiple Sclerosis Patients”. İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi 6/3 (September 1, 2021): 7-11. https://izlik.org/JA47DU58ZK.
JAMA
1.Alankaya N, Durmuş N. Evaluation of Disability and Hopelessness in Multiple Sclerosis Patients. İKÇÜSBFD. 2021;6:7–11.
MLA
Alankaya, Naile, and Nuriye Durmuş. “Evaluation of Disability and Hopelessness in Multiple Sclerosis Patients”. İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 3, Sept. 2021, pp. 7-11, https://izlik.org/JA47DU58ZK.
Vancouver
1.Naile Alankaya, Nuriye Durmuş. Evaluation of Disability and Hopelessness in Multiple Sclerosis Patients. İKÇÜSBFD [Internet]. 2021 Sep. 1;6(3):7-11. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA47DU58ZK