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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Goodworth, Marie-Christine R
• Stepleman, Lara
• Hibbard, Judith
• Johns, Lisa
• Wright, Dustin
• Hughes, Mary D
• Williams, Mitzi J

Titel

Variables associated with patient activation in persons with multiple sclerosis

Ist Teil von

• Journal of health psychology, 2016-01, Vol.21 (1), p.82-92

Ort / Verlag

London, England: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Identifying variables associated with patient activation in the multiple sclerosis population could serve to facilitate better multiple sclerosis self-management behaviors. Using a cross-sectional survey design, 199 participants were recruited from a multiple sclerosis center in the Southeastern United States. Depression, multiple sclerosis quality of life, and multiple Sclerosis self-efficacy were all significantly correlated with patient activation. Results of a hierarchical regression indicated that patient activation was significantly related to educational attainment, depression, and self-efficacy but not to quality of life. The results suggest several possible targets for intervention to increase patient activation, including health literacy, depression symptoms, and self-efficacy for multiple sclerosis disease management.