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Resilience among older adults with multiple sclerosis: Pattern and correlates
Dena Sadeghi-Bahmani1, Ariel Kidwell2, Rachel Bollaert3
1Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
|February 15, 2022
Summary
Older adults with multiple sclerosis (MS) show resilience comparable to healthy individuals. Resilience in MS is linked to better walking, self-efficacy, and purpose, and less depression and disability.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Neuroscience
- Psychology
Background:
- Aging with multiple sclerosis (MS) presents unique challenges.
- Resilience is crucial for healthy aging but understudied in older adults with MS.
- Limited research exists on resilience and its correlates in this population.
Purpose of the Study:
- Compare resilience levels between older adults with MS and healthy controls.
- Examine the associations between resilience and various outcomes in older adults with MS.
- Identify factors associated with resilience in older adults with MS.
Main Methods:
- A comparative study involving 40 older adults with MS and 40 age/sex-matched healthy controls.
- Participants completed assessments of resilience, demographics, clinical status, function, symptoms, socio-behavioral factors, and quality of life (QOL).
Main Results:
- No significant differences in overall resilience or subscale scores were found between the MS group and controls.
- Resilience demonstrated significant positive associations with walking performance, self-efficacy, and purpose in life.
- Resilience showed significant negative associations with neurological disability and depression.
Conclusions:
- Resilience in older adults with MS is comparable to that of healthy older adults.
- Interventions targeting resilience may improve walking performance, self-efficacy, purpose in life, and reduce depression and disability in older adults with MS.
- Further research and interventions are warranted to enhance resilience and associated outcomes in this population.
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