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Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess in detail the relationship between positive orientation and coping strategies adopted to deal with stress, and perceived social support among patients with multiple sclerosis. Material and methods: Sixty patients of the Multiple Sclerosis Outpatient Clinic operating at the L. Rydygier Specialist Hospital in Kraków participated in the study. The project was questionnaire-based. The following tools were used: the Mini-COPE Stress Coping Inventory, the SWS Social Support Scale, and the Positive Orientation Scale (P Scale). Results: The correlation between scores on the Positive Orientation Scale and the Social Support Scale and its subscales was statistically significant, but negative. A positive correlation was found between patients’ scores on the Positive Orientation Scale and the use of pro-developmental coping strategies. A statistically significant negative correlation between positive orientation and destructive coping strategies was found. The expected statistically significant differences in perceived social support between the in- and out-of-relationship groups and between men and women were not detected. Conclusions: This study extends previous knowledge regarding the detailed relationships between positive orientation and adopted coping strategies, coping with a diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease and perceived social support. The study specifically captures the complex relationship between the variables studied and the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. To date, this issue has been addressed only by analysing the impact of individual variables separately. The paper simultaneously combines and compares various factors supporting health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Przedmiotem rozważań zawartych w artykule są zachowania w chorobie podejmowane przez osoby chore na stwardnienie rozsiane (SM). W artykule przez powyższe rozumie się szereg świadomie realizowanych przez osobę chorą powiązanych ze sobą zachowań, mających pomóc jej w utrzymaniu względnie niezależnego funkcjonowania społecznego. W toku analizy podjęto próbę odpowiedzi na poniższe pytania: jakiego rodzaju zachowania wypracowują osoby chore? jakie są motywacje wpływające na kontynuowanie (bądź zaprzestanie) przyjętych zachowań? jakie zachowania osoby chorujące na stwardnienie rozsiane uznają za „korzystne”, a jakie za „ryzykowne” dla swojego stanu zdrowia? Dociekania zawarte w tekście odnoszą się do subiektywnych znaczeń nadawanych chorobie, dlatego ich teoretyczną wykładnię stanowi koncepcja „zachowań w chorobie” (illness behaviour) autorstwa Davida Mechanica. W celu dotarcia do owych subiektywnych interpretacji i znaczeń, jakie chorzy nadają swojemu SM, zastosowano metodę jakościową, przeprowadzono 30 wywiadów swobodnych z osobami chorymi na SM (postać remisyjno-rzutowa). Ich opinie, opisy wdrażanych działań, przeżytych doświadczeń, emocji i znaczeń, jakie im przypisują, stanowiły przedmiot analizy. Złożoność choroby (SM), nieznajomość jej przyczyn oraz niepewność dotycząca jej przebiegu były czynnikami wpływającymi na to, co osoby chore rozumieją przez „względnie niezależne funkcjonowanie społeczne”, oraz na to, jakie stosują zachowania w chorobie.

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Aim: The aim of the study was to analyse the decisions on incapacity for work issued at the Polish Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) in the years 2009-2011 and 2016-2018 in relation to people with MS, before and after the introduction of MS drug treatment programmes in Poland, which in connection with the application for rehabilitation or disability pension were examined by a ZUS certifying doctor or ZUS medical board. Materials and Methods: The analysis covered 100 cases, in which in the years 2009-2011 and 2016-2018, in connection with the application for a rehabilitation benefit or a disability pension, a ZUS certifying doctor or ZUS medical board issued a decision on incapacity for work in relation to the same person with the diagnosed SM. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics. Results: There were 20% less medical decisions confirming deterioration of health condition related to persons covered by drug programmes compared to the group of persons not participating in these programmes. The asymptotic (two-sided) significance of the cross-tabulation association measure was p = 0.053. In the case of an increase in the number of no-change-in-disability decisions in the group of people covered by the drug programme, the asymptotic (two-sided) significance of the cross-tabulation association measure was p = 0.087. Conclusions: 1. The introduction of immunological therapy that modifies the natural course of multiple sclerosis in patients under the MS drug treatment programmes has significantly reduced the development of their motor disability. 2. As a result, people who have become incapable of work due to this disease have maintained their job or have returned to work, which is particularly important for young patients who are likely to remain economically active for many years to come. 3. Such measures have a significant impact on reducing the number of benefits from the social insurance system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: Increased body mass index (BMI) correlates with an increased risk of many diseases and is thought to be a risk factor in multiple sclerosis (MS). Aim of the research: To assess the lifestyle and health of adult individuals with MS, according to their relative BMI. Material and methods: The study participants comprised 115 individuals with MS. The participants underwent anthropometric measurements, functional tests, lifestyle assessments, and a biochemical blood parameter analysis that included the fasting glucose, triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol, vitamin D, and biotin concentrations. Results: In total, 40.9% of the participants were overweight or obese. The compared groups did not differ significantly in terms of the degree of their physical disability. The overweight group showed a higher functional ability of the lower limbs than the underweight group. Conversely, the underweight and the normal-weight group showed a higher relative hand grip strength than individuals with overweight and obesity (p < 0.05). Metabolic syndrome was more prevalent in the overweight and obese participants (p < 0.05). The obese individuals drank sweetened carbonated or still drinks significantly more often than the other individuals. They also consumed potatoes more often and other vegetables less often than the other participants (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Individuals with MS differed in terms of the values of their metabolic parameters, functional ability of the lower limbs, and relative hand grip strength, depending on their BMI. The occurrence of obesity may have resulted, at least partially, from differences in diet and physical activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: Multiple sclerosis is a progressive, demyelinating illness of the central nervous system, which may lead to significant disability. Mental resiliency is a personal resource, which makes it easier to cope with difficult situations such as incurable chronic illness. Aim of the study was to verify the relationship between the level of disability, biomedical variables and resiliency in patients with multiple sclerosis. Material and methods: The Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), Guy's Neurological Disability Scale (GNDS), and the Resiliency Assessment Scale (SPP-25) were used in the presented study, in order to verify the relationship between neurological disability and resiliency. A total of 117 individuals diagnosed with multiple sclerosis took part in this study. Results: Resiliency was not significantly related with illness duration, age of diagnosis or motor disability measured by EDSS. However, selected resiliency subscales were associated with some neurological disability levels measured using GNDS. Of the symptoms of multiple sclerosis, the strongest relationship was observed between resiliency and mood disorders. In the present study there were no statistically significant differences in the resiliency levels between patients with different forms of multiple sclerosis. Conclusions: Both the disability itself and most of the symptoms of multiple sclerosis were not related to the level of mental resiliency. The exceptions are mood disorders, which explain only a small percentage of the variance in the case of one resiliency subscale. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Aim. Assessment of the selected aspects of memory in Polish patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and the associations between memory and clinical course, neurological status, mood, fatigue, and employment status. Material and methods. The initial five learning trials of the California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT), the initial three learning trials of the Brief Visuospatial Memory Test-revised (BVMT-R), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Modified Fatigue Impact Scale were administered to 100 MS patients and 150 healthy participants (HP). Results. The MS group performed worse than the HP group on both the CVLT and the BVMT-R. The lowest scores were obtained by secondary progressive MS patients. There were significant differences between the MS and HP group on fatigue and depression, but not anxiety. Multivariate analysis showed worse neurological status was the only clinical predictor of memory disturbances. CVLT scores were significantly associated with employment status. Conclusions. Memory impairment occurs in patients with MS and affects employment status. Depressive symptoms, anxiety and fatigue, unlike neurological status, were not directly related to memory status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: In multiple sclerosis (MS), even in the presence of clinical brainstem symptoms, the brainstem does not always show gross lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, MS may impair vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) responses. Material and methods: This study included 70 participants, 40 who were MS patients and 30 healthy adult volunteers as controls. All participants were subjected to history taking, otological examination, basic audiological evaluation, bedside examination of the dizzy patient, cervical VEMP (cVEMP), and ocular VEMP (oVEMP). Results: Of the 40 MS patients, 37.5% had abnormal cVEMP and 67.5% had abnormal oVEMP. Some 23% of the 21 MS patients without brainstem lesions on MRI had abnormal cVEMP and oVEMP, including 69% of those who had vertigo. MS patients with brainstem lesions on MRI had significantly greater oVEMP latency than patients without similar MRI findings. Conclusions: MS patients showed dysfunction in the vestibulo-ocular and vestibulo-spinal reflexes. This dysfunction is reflected in impaired oVEMP and cVEMP respectively despite the absence of structural brainstem abnormalities. Thus, VEMP, especially oVEMP, can be used as an early indicator of brainstem involvement in MS before radiological signs appear on MRI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Popularność mediów społecznościowych stwarza zupełnie nowe możliwości dla realizacji i utrzymywania kontaktów społecznych. W artykule opisano wyniki badań przeprowadzonych w Polsce w latach 2015–2016, dotyczących funkcjonowania społecznego przy wykorzystaniu Internetu przez osoby niepełnosprawne, chore na stwardnienie rozsiane. Przeprowadzone badania dają obraz deficytów w obszarze relacji społecznych osób o ograniczonej sprawności fizycznej oraz wskazują na czynniki, które mogą zwiększać poziom adopcji nowoczesnych technologii wśród tej grupy. Pełniejsze wykorzystanie możliwości tworzonych przez technologię społecznościową może w sposób bezpośredni kontrybuować do podwyższenia komfortu życia osób niepełnosprawnych, zarówno w obszarze życia prywatnego, jak i zawodowego.