A preliminary investigation into the relationship between the Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale (MSWS-12) and an objective multi-dimensional digital gait analysis

This article describes some prevalent personality dimensions of recently diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients. A sample of 33 female recently diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) was assessed with the NEO-FFI personality scale. Beck depression (BDI) and anxiety (BAI) scales were also used. No significant levels of anxiety or depression were identified in this group. As for personality factors, conscientiousness was the most common factor found, whereas openness to experience was the least observed. Literature on the relationship between personality and MS is scarce and there are no Brazilian studies on this subject. Some personality traits might complicate or facilitate the experience of living with a chronic, disabling and uncertain neurological condition such as MS.

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An investigation into the Relationship between the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29) and Predicted Medication Adherence as measured by the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8)

10.26226/morressier.59a3e8b6d462b8028d8955db ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Mark Gudesblatt

Keyword(s):

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Medication Adherence ◽

Impact Scale ◽

Morisky Medication Adherence Scale ◽

Adherence Scale ◽

The Relationship

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Meta-analysis of the relationship between multiple sclerosis and migraine.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.717961655.793464408 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Joost Haan

Keyword(s):

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

The Relationship

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The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) as a community participation model for people with multiple sclerosis: A hierarchical regression analysis

Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling ◽

10.1017/jrc.2020.15 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 55-72

Author(s):

Joseph Pfaller ◽

Fong Chan ◽

Kanako Iwanaga ◽

Jia-Rung Wu ◽

Stuart Rumrill ◽

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Keyword(s):

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Community Participation ◽

International Classification Of Functioning ◽

Self Management ◽

Hierarchical Regression ◽

Personal Factors ◽

Disability And Health ◽

The Relationship

AbstractMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a central nervous system disorder that impacts more than 400,000 people in the U.S. The disease results in multiple functional impairments that are diverse and varied across individuals. Additonally, MS has a profound impact on community participation which, like other rehabilitation outcomes, cannot be explained on the basis of functional limitations alone. The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a model of community participation for people living with MS using the World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) framework. The model focused on the roles that personal factors have as predictors of community participation, while also serving as mediators and moderators for the relationship between activity limitation and participation. Results from the hierarchical regression analysis indicated that demographic characteristics (i.e. MS type), personal factors (i.e. core self-evaluations (CSE), MS self-management, resilience, and social skills), and activity limitations accounted for 64% of the variance in participation. Further, mediation analysis indicated that CSE mediated the relationship between activity limitation and community participation. Finally, moderation analysis indicated an interaction effect between educational attainment and MS self-management. Implications for future research in rehabilitation and clinical application are discussed.

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Pain, Culture and Pedagogy: A Preliminary Investigation of Attitudes Towards “Reasonable” Pain Tolerance in the Grassroots Reproduction of a Culture of Risk

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/0033294120988096 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 003329412098809

Author(s):

Paul K. Miller ◽

Sophie Van Der Zee ◽

David Elliott

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Pain Perception ◽

Tertiary Education ◽

Preliminary Investigation ◽

Psychological Research ◽

Pain Tolerance ◽

Total N ◽

Sporting Culture ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Relationship

In recent years a considerable body of psychological research has explored the relationship between membership of socio-cultural groups and personal pain perception. Rather less systematic attention has, however, been accorded to how such group membership(s) might influence individual attitudes towards the pain of others. In this paper, immersion in the culture of competitive sport, widely regarded as being exaggeratedly tolerant of risky behaviours around pain, is taken as a case-in-point with students of Physical Education (PE) in tertiary education as the key focus. PE students are highly-immersed in competitive sporting culture both academically and (typically) practically, and also represent a key nexus of cross-generational transmission regarding the norms of sport itself. Their attitudes towards the pain that others should reasonably tolerate during a range of activities, sporting and otherwise, were evaluated through a direct comparison with those of peers much less immersed in competitive sporting culture. In total, N=301 (144 PE, 157 non-PE) undergraduate students in the UK responded to a vignette-based survey. Therein, all participants were required to rate the pain (on a standard 0-10 scale) at which a standardised “other” should desist engagement with a set of five defined sporting and non-sporting tasks, each with weak and strong task severities. Results indicated that PE students were significantly more likely to expect others to persevere through higher levels of pain than their non-PE peers, but only during the sport-related tasks – an effect further magnified when task severity was high. In other tasks, there was no significant difference between groups, or valence of the effect was actually reversed. It is argued that the findings underscore some extant knowledge about the relationship between acculturated attitudes to pain, while also having practical implications for understanding sport-based pedagogy, and its potentially problematic role in the ongoing reproduction of a “culture of risk.”

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Relationship of patient shame to working alliance and satisfaction: a preliminary investigation

The Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice ◽

10.1108/jmhtep-10-2017-0059 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 251-263

Author(s):

Daniel J. Carabellese ◽

Michael J. Proeve ◽

Rachel M. Roberts

Keyword(s):

Patient Satisfaction ◽

Working Alliance ◽

Preliminary Investigation ◽

Community Members ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

External Shame ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship of two distinct variants of dispositional shame (internal and external shame) with collaborative, purpose-driven aspects of the patient–provider relationship (working alliance) and patient satisfaction. The aim of this research was to conduct a preliminary investigation into the relevance of dispositional shame in a general healthcare population. Design/methodology/approach In total, 127 community members (mean age 25.9 years) who reported that they had regularly seen a GP over the past year were recruited at an Australian university. Participants were asked to reflect on their relationship with their GP, and completed instruments assessing various domains of shame, as well as working alliance and patient satisfaction. Findings Non-parametric correlations were examined to determine the direction and strength of relationships, as well as conducting mediation analyses where applicable. Small, negative correlations were evident between external shame and working alliance. Both external and internal shame measures were also negatively correlated with patient satisfaction. Finally, the relationship of external shame to patient satisfaction was partially mediated by working alliance. Practical implications Both the reported quality of patient–provider working alliance, and level of patient satisfaction are related to levels of dispositional shame in patients, and working alliance may act as a mediator for this relationship. Originality/value The findings from this preliminary study suggest that internal and external shame are important factors to consider in the provision of medical care to maximise the quality of patient experience and working alliance.

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Association of apolipoprotein E and myeloperoxidase genotypes to clinical course of familial and sporadic multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Journal ◽

10.1191/1352458504ms1015oa ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 266-271 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

B Zakrzewska-Pniewska ◽

M Styczynska ◽

A Podlecka ◽

R Samocka ◽

B Peplonska ◽

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Keyword(s):

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Apolipoprotein E ◽

Brain Atrophy ◽

Genetic Factors ◽

Clinical Course ◽

Progression Rate ◽

Disease Course ◽

Familial Cases ◽

Sporadic Cases ◽

The Relationship

The importance of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) genotypes in the clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been recently emphasized. In a large group of Polish patients we have tested the hypothesis that polymorphism in ApoE and MPO genes may influence the course of the disease. G enotypes were determined in 117 MS patients (74 females and 43 males; 99 sporadic and 18 familial cases) with mean EDSS of 3.6, mean age of 44.1 years, mean duration of the disease 12.8 years and mean onset of MS at 31.2 years, and in 100 healthy controls. The relationship between ApoE and MPO genes’ polymorphism and the MS activity as well as the defect of remyelination (diffuse demyelination) and brain atrophy on MRI were analysed. The ApoE o4 allele was not related to the disease course or the ApoE o2 to the intensity of demyelination on MRI. The genotype MPO G/G was found in all familial MS and in 57% (56/99) of sporadic cases. This genotype was also related to more pronounced brain atrophy on MRI. The MPO G/G subpopulation was characterized by a significantly higher proportion of patients with secondary progressive MS (PB- 0.05) and by a higher value of EDSS. A ccording to our results the MPO G allele is frequently found (in 96% of cases) among Polish patients with MS. More severe nervous tissue damage in the MPO G/G form can be explained by the mechanism of accelerated oxidative stress. It seems that MPO G/G genotype may be one of the genetic factors influencing the progression rate of disability in MS patients.

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