Nejati Somayeh, Rajezi Esfahani Sepideh, Rahmani Soheila, Afrookhteh Gita, Hoveida Shahrzad
Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Clinical Psychology, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Caring Sci. 2016 Dec 1;5(4):325-335. doi: 10.15171/jcs.2016.034. eCollection 2016 Dec.
The chronic nature of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), have can leave devastating effects on quality of life and fatigue. The present research aimed to study the effect of group Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and conscious yoga program on the quality of life and fatigue severity among patients with MS. This study was quasi-experimental with intervention and control groups. The statistical population included all members to MS Society of Tehran Province, 24 of whom diagnosed with MS were selected as the sample based on the inclusion criteria. The subjects were randomly assigned into the test group (12 patients) and the control group (12 patients). MS Quality of Life-54 (MSQOL-54) and Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) were used for data collection. Subjects in the test group underwent a MBSR and conscious yoga program in 8 two-hour sessions. The data were analyzed using the SPSS ver.13 software. The study findings showed that there was a significant difference between subjects in the experimental and control groups in terms of mean score of some subscales of quality of life including physical health, role limitations due to physical and emotional problems, energy, emotional well-being, health distress, health perception, and satisfaction with sexual function, overall quality of life, and fatigue severity. The results show that the program is effective in reduction of fatigue severity and improving some subscales of quality of life in MS patients. Hence, this supportive method can be used as an effective way for improving quality of life and relieving fatigue in MS patients.
多发性硬化症（MS）的慢性特征会对生活质量和疲劳产生毁灭性影响。本研究旨在探讨基于正念减压疗法（MBSR）的团体干预和有意识瑜伽项目对MS患者生活质量和疲劳严重程度的影响。本研究为有干预组和对照组的准实验研究。统计总体包括德黑兰省MS协会的所有成员，其中24名被诊断为MS的成员根据纳入标准被选为样本。受试者被随机分为试验组（12名患者）和对照组（12名患者）。使用MS生活质量-54量表（MSQOL-54）和疲劳严重程度量表（FSS）收集数据。试验组的受试者参加了为期8节、每节两小时的MBSR和有意识瑜伽项目。使用SPSS 13.0软件对数据进行分析。研究结果表明，试验组和对照组受试者在生活质量的一些子量表的平均得分方面存在显著差异，这些子量表包括身体健康、因身体和情感问题导致的角色限制、精力、情感幸福、健康困扰、健康认知以及性功能满意度、总体生活质量和疲劳严重程度。结果表明，该项目在降低MS患者的疲劳严重程度和改善生活质量的一些子量表方面是有效的。因此，这种支持性方法可作为改善MS患者生活质量和缓解疲劳的有效途径。
