The Effectiveness of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy on Improving the Quality of Life in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Solution-Focused Therapy on Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis
International Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences,
Vol. 9 No. 3 (2022),
30 November 2022
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Page 33-41
https://doi.org/10.22037/ijabs.v9i3.38290
Abstract
Background and Aim: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease and its psychological symptoms and effects, including reduced quality of life, have a huge impact on various aspects of the patients’ life. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of solution-focused brief therapy on improving the quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Materials and Methods: In a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design and a control group, 36 patients with multiple sclerosis that referred to the M.S Clinic in Ghaem Hospital and MS society of Khorasan-Razavi in Mashhad were selected using convenience sampling and then randomly assigned into treatment and control groups. The treatment group received the seven 2-h sessions of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT). Data were collected at pre-test and post-test with the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54 Tool (MSQOL-54). The analysis of covariance was used for analyzing of the data by SPSS-21.
Results: The findings showed that the SFBT has a significant impact on the quality of life (F=11.92, P=0.002, Eta2=0.26) and its components (F=31, P=0.001, Eta2= 0.70) in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Conclusion: The SFBT is an effective therapeutic approach to improve the quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis. In fact, solution-focused therapy improves quality of life indicators in MS as a concise and evidence-based intervention. Although these results are promising, they require further and more comprehensive study of the effectiveness of such interventions in neuropsychological disorders.
Keywords: Brief psychotherapy, Quality of life, Autoimmune disease, Multiple Sclerosis
- Brief psychotherapy, Quality of life, Autoimmune disease, Multiple Sclerosis
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