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  • Medical Sociology

Background:

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) presents significant psychosocial challenges.
  • Understanding long-term adjustment is crucial for patient well-being.
  • The Lazarian stress-coping theory provides a framework for studying adjustment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the evolution of psychosocial adjustment in ALS patients over two years.
  • To identify long-term predictors of psychosocial adjustment to ALS.
  • To explore the roles of social support, cognitive appraisals, and coping strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study design with four measurement time points over two years.
  • Assessment of quality of life, depression, illness characteristics, social support, cognitive appraisals, and coping strategies.
  • Regression analyses to determine predictors of adjustment outcomes.

Main Results:

  • Social support, cognitive appraisals, and coping strategies significantly predicted quality of life and depressive symptoms.
  • Protective buffering and appraisal of own coping potential influenced depressive symptoms.
  • Problem management coping strategies impacted quality of life.
  • Illness characteristics did not predict adjustment outcomes.
  • Depressive symptoms and quality of life remained stable, indicating successful adjustment.

Conclusions:

  • Psychosocial adjustment to ALS is a dynamic process influenced by psychological and social factors, not solely by illness parameters.
  • Social support, cognitive appraisals, and coping strategies are key predictors of successful adaptation to ALS.
  • Findings support the development of evidence-based psychosocial interventions for ALS patients.