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Mental toughness, sleep disturbances, and physical activity in patients with multiple sclerosis compared to healthy adolescents and young adults

BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common chronic autoimmune demyelinating and inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, afflicting both the body and mind. The risk of suffering from MS is 2.5–3.5 times greater in females than in males. While there is extant research on fatigu...

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Autores principales: Sadeghi Bahmani, Dena, Gerber, Markus, Kalak, Nadeem, Lemola, Sakari, Clough, Peter J, Calabrese, Pasquale, Shaygannejad, Vahid, Pühse, Uwe, Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith, Brand, Serge
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4930238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27390520
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S111208
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author Sadeghi Bahmani, Dena
Gerber, Markus
Kalak, Nadeem
Lemola, Sakari
Clough, Peter J
Calabrese, Pasquale
Shaygannejad, Vahid
Pühse, Uwe
Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith
Brand, Serge
author_facet Sadeghi Bahmani, Dena
Gerber, Markus
Kalak, Nadeem
Lemola, Sakari
Clough, Peter J
Calabrese, Pasquale
Shaygannejad, Vahid
Pühse, Uwe
Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith
Brand, Serge
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description BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common chronic autoimmune demyelinating and inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, afflicting both the body and mind. The risk of suffering from MS is 2.5–3.5 times greater in females than in males. While there is extant research on fatigue, depression, and cognitive impairment in patients with MS during its clinical course, there is a lack of research focusing on sleep, psychological functioning, and physical activity (PA) at the point of disease onset. The aims of the present study were therefore, to assess the markers of mental toughness (MT) as a dimension of psychological functioning, sleep disturbances (SD), and PA among patients at the moment of disease onset and to compare these with the corresponding values for healthy adolescents and young adults. METHODS: A total of 23 patients with MS at disease onset (mean age =32.31 years; 91% females), 23 healthy adolescents (mean age =17.43 years; 82% females), and 25 healthy young adults (mean age =20.72 years; 80% females) took part in the study. They completed questionnaires covering sociodemographic data, MT, SD, and PA. RESULTS: Patients with MS had similar scores for MT traits as those in healthy adolescents and healthy young adults, and equivalent levels of moderate-intensity PA and SD as young adults. MS patients reported lower levels of vigorous PA compared to both healthy adolescents and young adults. CONCLUSION: The pattern of the results of the present study suggests that the onset of MS is not associated with poor MT, poor sleep, or reduced moderate-intensity PA. Lower levels of vigorous PA were observed in MS patients. Low levels of vigorous PA may lead to decreased cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with MS and, in the long run, to reduced cardiovascular health and degraded psychological functioning.
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spelling pubmed-49302382016-07-07 Mental toughness, sleep disturbances, and physical activity in patients with multiple sclerosis compared to healthy adolescents and young adults Sadeghi Bahmani, Dena Gerber, Markus Kalak, Nadeem Lemola, Sakari Clough, Peter J Calabrese, Pasquale Shaygannejad, Vahid Pühse, Uwe Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith Brand, Serge Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat Original Research BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common chronic autoimmune demyelinating and inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, afflicting both the body and mind. The risk of suffering from MS is 2.5–3.5 times greater in females than in males. While there is extant research on fatigue, depression, and cognitive impairment in patients with MS during its clinical course, there is a lack of research focusing on sleep, psychological functioning, and physical activity (PA) at the point of disease onset. The aims of the present study were therefore, to assess the markers of mental toughness (MT) as a dimension of psychological functioning, sleep disturbances (SD), and PA among patients at the moment of disease onset and to compare these with the corresponding values for healthy adolescents and young adults. METHODS: A total of 23 patients with MS at disease onset (mean age =32.31 years; 91% females), 23 healthy adolescents (mean age =17.43 years; 82% females), and 25 healthy young adults (mean age =20.72 years; 80% females) took part in the study. They completed questionnaires covering sociodemographic data, MT, SD, and PA. RESULTS: Patients with MS had similar scores for MT traits as those in healthy adolescents and healthy young adults, and equivalent levels of moderate-intensity PA and SD as young adults. MS patients reported lower levels of vigorous PA compared to both healthy adolescents and young adults. CONCLUSION: The pattern of the results of the present study suggests that the onset of MS is not associated with poor MT, poor sleep, or reduced moderate-intensity PA. Lower levels of vigorous PA were observed in MS patients. Low levels of vigorous PA may lead to decreased cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with MS and, in the long run, to reduced cardiovascular health and degraded psychological functioning. Dove Medical Press 2016-06-27 /pmc/articles/PMC4930238/ /pubmed/27390520 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S111208 Text en © 2016 Sadeghi Bahmani et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
spellingShingle Original Research
Sadeghi Bahmani, Dena
Gerber, Markus
Kalak, Nadeem
Lemola, Sakari
Clough, Peter J
Calabrese, Pasquale
Shaygannejad, Vahid
Pühse, Uwe
Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith
Brand, Serge
Mental toughness, sleep disturbances, and physical activity in patients with multiple sclerosis compared to healthy adolescents and young adults
title Mental toughness, sleep disturbances, and physical activity in patients with multiple sclerosis compared to healthy adolescents and young adults
title_full Mental toughness, sleep disturbances, and physical activity in patients with multiple sclerosis compared to healthy adolescents and young adults
title_fullStr Mental toughness, sleep disturbances, and physical activity in patients with multiple sclerosis compared to healthy adolescents and young adults
title_full_unstemmed Mental toughness, sleep disturbances, and physical activity in patients with multiple sclerosis compared to healthy adolescents and young adults
title_short Mental toughness, sleep disturbances, and physical activity in patients with multiple sclerosis compared to healthy adolescents and young adults
title_sort mental toughness, sleep disturbances, and physical activity in patients with multiple sclerosis compared to healthy adolescents and young adults
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4930238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27390520
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S111208
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