Department of Psychology Central University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas Santa Clara, Cuba.
Antonio Ruiz de Montoya Higher Institute Misiones, Argentina.
Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2023 Nov;79:105026. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2023.105026. Epub 2023 Sep 29.
The goal of this study was to examine the mediating role of psychological resilience in the relationship between fear of relapse and quality of life in a sample of patients with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). This cross-sectional study was developed online. A total of 240 PwMS were surveyed using the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life inventory, the Fear of Relapse Scale and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. To perform the mediation analysis PROCESS macro was used. In our study, fear of relapse was a predictor of psychological resilience and quality of life, and psychological resilience was a predictor of quality of life. Finally, psychological resilience showed a mediating role in the relationship between fear of relapse and quality of life. Considering that resilience is a modifiable variable, the implementation of interventions aimed at enhancing resilience can have a favorable impact on the psychological well-being and quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis.
本研究旨在考察多发性硬化症患者(PwMS)样本中,心理弹性在复发恐惧与生活质量之间的中介作用。本横断面研究在线进行。共对 240 名 PwMS 使用多发性硬化症生活质量量表、复发恐惧量表和康纳-戴维森韧性量表进行了调查。为了进行中介分析,使用了 PROCESS 宏。在我们的研究中,复发恐惧是心理弹性和生活质量的预测因素,心理弹性是生活质量的预测因素。最后,心理弹性在复发恐惧与生活质量之间的关系中表现出中介作用。鉴于韧性是一个可改变的变量,实施旨在增强韧性的干预措施可以对多发性硬化症患者的心理健康和生活质量产生有利影响。