Impact on interpersonal relationships among patients with multiple sclerosis and their partners

AIM: To determine how the diagnosis and symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) impact interpersonal relationships. PARTICIPANTS & METHODS: Data were obtained from a convenience sample of 1010 individuals with MS responding to an online survey; responses were compared with results of a fibromyalgia...

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Autores principales: Herbert, Leslie Beth, Zerkowski, Kristine, O’Brien, Sarah, Leonard, Kathryn Volpicelli, Bhowmick, Amrita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Future Medicine Ltd 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6609896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31116077
http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/nmt-2018-0045
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Sumario:AIM: To determine how the diagnosis and symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) impact interpersonal relationships. PARTICIPANTS & METHODS: Data were obtained from a convenience sample of 1010 individuals with MS responding to an online survey; responses were compared with results of a fibromyalgia survey. RESULTS: MS participants had few negative perceptions of relationships with romantic partners/children/close friends but described the impact of fatigue and limited mobility as feelings of being not well understood by others, burdensome and isolated. CONCLUSION: Despite increasing disability/pain severity, most patients with MS reported high satisfaction levels and few negative perceptions of relationships with romantic partners/children/close friends. Future research should focus on identifying effective coping strategies used by satisfied couples and improving access to high-quality relationship-enrichment programs.

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