Association between Family Caregivers’ Quality of Life and Psychological Capital of the Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of central nervous system, which affects economic, financial and emotional aspects in individuals, families and the society. The present study aimed to investigate the association between family caregivers’ quality of life and psychological ca...
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| author | Saeideh Rahnema Zahra Baghersad Maryam Shirazi Ahmad Chitsaz Masoud Etemedifar |
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| description | Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of central nervous system, which affects economic, financial and emotional aspects in individuals, families and the society. The present study aimed to investigate the association between family caregivers’ quality of life and psychological capital of the patients with MS.
Methods: This is a descriptive analytical cross-sectional study, conducted on 95 MS patients and their caregivers (total of 190 subjects) referring to MS Clinic of Alzahra hospital in Isfahan, Iran, who were selected through convenient sampling. Data collection tool was including demographic characteristics, quality of life and psychological capital. After data collection, the obtained data were analyzed by descriptive and analytical statistical tests through SPSS software.
Findings: The results showed that caregivers’ mean score of quality of life was 52.7. Mean score of psychological wealth in domains of self-efficacy, hope, tolerance and optimism were 25.2, 19.5, 19.6 and 21.3, respectively. There was also a significant association between caregivers’ score of quality of life and MS patients’ score of psychological capital and its domains (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: The present study showed an association between MS patients’ family caregivers’ quality of life and MS patients’ psychological capital and its four domains among these patients. Consideration of MS patients’ family caregivers’ quality of life and its association with patients’ psychological capital is of great importance to facilitate their recovery, care and administration of efficient interventions to help their survival and recovery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cfe5ed5e1336470f9139d969c09426fc2023-09-02T12:29:00ZfasIsfahan University of Medical Sciencesمجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان1027-75951735-854X2016-06-01343773353402191Association between Family Caregivers’ Quality of Life and Psychological Capital of the Patients with Multiple SclerosisSaeideh Rahnema0Zahra Baghersad1Maryam Shirazi2Ahmad Chitsaz3Masoud Etemedifar4BSc Student, Department of Operating Room, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranDepartment of Midwifery and Fertility Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranInstructor, Department of Community Health Nursing and Elderly, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranProfessor, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranProfessor, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranBackground: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of central nervous system, which affects economic, financial and emotional aspects in individuals, families and the society. The present study aimed to investigate the association between family caregivers’ quality of life and psychological capital of the patients with MS. Methods: This is a descriptive analytical cross-sectional study, conducted on 95 MS patients and their caregivers (total of 190 subjects) referring to MS Clinic of Alzahra hospital in Isfahan, Iran, who were selected through convenient sampling. Data collection tool was including demographic characteristics, quality of life and psychological capital. After data collection, the obtained data were analyzed by descriptive and analytical statistical tests through SPSS software. Findings: The results showed that caregivers’ mean score of quality of life was 52.7. Mean score of psychological wealth in domains of self-efficacy, hope, tolerance and optimism were 25.2, 19.5, 19.6 and 21.3, respectively. There was also a significant association between caregivers’ score of quality of life and MS patients’ score of psychological capital and its domains (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The present study showed an association between MS patients’ family caregivers’ quality of life and MS patients’ psychological capital and its four domains among these patients. Consideration of MS patients’ family caregivers’ quality of life and its association with patients’ psychological capital is of great importance to facilitate their recovery, care and administration of efficient interventions to help their survival and recovery.http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/5746Quality of lifeCaregiverPsychological capitalMultiple sclerosis |
| spellingShingle | Saeideh Rahnema Zahra Baghersad Maryam Shirazi Ahmad Chitsaz Masoud Etemedifar Association between Family Caregivers’ Quality of Life and Psychological Capital of the Patients with Multiple Sclerosis مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان Quality of life Caregiver Psychological capital Multiple sclerosis |
| title | Association between Family Caregivers’ Quality of Life and Psychological Capital of the Patients with Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_full | Association between Family Caregivers’ Quality of Life and Psychological Capital of the Patients with Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_fullStr | Association between Family Caregivers’ Quality of Life and Psychological Capital of the Patients with Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between Family Caregivers’ Quality of Life and Psychological Capital of the Patients with Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_short | Association between Family Caregivers’ Quality of Life and Psychological Capital of the Patients with Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_sort | association between family caregivers quality of life and psychological capital of the patients with multiple sclerosis |
| topic | Quality of life Caregiver Psychological capital Multiple sclerosis |
| url | http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/5746 |
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