ฐานข้อมูลวิจัยด้านสุขภาพจิตและจิตเวช

ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Saeid Pahlavanzadeh, Narsolah Alimohammadi, Mohammad Soltani.

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Effect of Self Care on Psychosocial and Cognitive Functioning of Multiple Sclerosis Patients.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry. Vol. 9, Supplement 1, 26-29 August 2008, page 57.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective: Psycho-cognitive and physiologic signs of long term diseases affects various aspects of patients' life. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a long-term life threatening disease can cause acute disabilities affecting patients' life trend (1). Self-care can diminish the disease extension and complications; provides the patients with a better life quality and his family with a better coping ability. This study was carried out with the above title (2). Methods: This study was quasi-experimental. Twenty-eight MS patients referred to private and clinic of Isfahan Alzahra hospital were selected by convenient sampling. The subjects were asked to attend three educational sessions before starting self-care programs which last for three weeks. The psycho-cognitive and social function questionnaire was filled with the patients after the end of self-care program. The finding were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Findings showed a noticeable increased in mean score in psycho-cognitive (P‹0.001) and social function (P<0.001) after self-care program. Conclusion: The findings showed that self-care activities promoted psychological and social functions. Participants' self-care behaviors may lead to improving self-esteem and enhancing mood status and eventually promoting the quality of life. It is hoped that by formation of educational supportive associations for the patients, the patients can be provided with facilities of self-care as well as a condition in which the patients themselves carry out their self-care.

Keywords: effect of self care, psychosocial, cognitive functioning, multiple sclerosis patients

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2008

Address: Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Code: 2010000311

ISSN/ISBN: 0218-3420

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English

Category: Abstract

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