在COVID-19大流行期间多发性硬化症患者的焦虑:一种混合方法调查调查
Austin Fahy1, Rebecca Maguire1
1Department of Psychology, Maynooth University.
Rehabilitation psychology
|November 13, 2023
概括
大多数患有多发性硬化症 (PwMS) 的人在COVID-19期间焦虑增加,受自我效能,不确定性,社会支持和运动的影响. 这些发现可以为PwMS中的焦虑提供有针对性的干预措施.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- COVID-19大流行可能加剧了多发性硬化症 (PwMS) 患者的焦虑.
- 对于影响PwMS患者在此期间的焦虑水平的因素的了解有限.
研究的目的:
- 确定与爱尔兰和英国PwMS中焦虑相关的心理社会可修改因素.
- 探索PwMS在COVID-19大流行期间的焦虑生活经验.
主要方法:
- 2021年对287名PwMS进行了一项跨部门调查.
- 这些措施包括焦虑 (HADS-A),社会支持 (MSPSS),自我效能 (MSSE),运动 (GLTEQ),MS接受 (ACHC) 和不容忍不确定性 (IUS-12).
- 使用分层回归和主题分析来分别分析定量和定性数据.
主要成果:
- 58%的PwMS报告说在大流行期间焦虑增加.
- 自我有效性 (β = -.41),对不确定性的不容忍 (β = .35),社会支持 (β = -.21),和炼习惯 (β = .19) 显著预测了焦虑.
- 焦虑来源的关键主题包括个人健康,社会问题和外部负担.
结论:
- 研究结果表明,自我效能,不容忍不确定性,社会支持和运动是影响PwMS焦虑的关键可修改因素.
- 结果可以为开发有针对性的心理干预措施提供信息,以减少这一群体的焦虑.
- 限制包括来自英国和爱尔兰的主要女性样本.
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