Fatigue, stigma, and mood in patients with multiple sclerosis: effectiveness of guided imagery

Autor: Mina Beitollahi, Mansooreh Azizzadeh Forouzi, Batool Tirgari, Yunes Jahani
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Neurology, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2377
DOI: 10.1186/s12883-022-02677-3
Popis: Abstract Background and objectives The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of guided imagery on fatigue, stigma, and mood in patients with multiple sclerosis. Methods This clinical trial is a double-blind study that was conducted on 60 patients with multiple sclerosis referred to the largest center for special diseases in the southeast of Iran in 2020. The convenience sampling method was used to select the participants who were later divided into two groups of intervention (n = 30) and control (n = 30) using block randomization method. The intervention group listened to the guided imagery audio file at home for 25 min. The control group did not receive any intervention. Data were collected by demographic information questionnaires, Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Reece Stigma Scale for Multiple Sclerosis (RSS-MS), and the Profile of Mood States (POMS) before and one month after the intervention. Results According to the results, there was no significant difference between the two groups before the intervention in terms of the score of fatigue (P
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