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The Role of Coping in Adjustment to Multiple Sclerosis-Related Adaptive Demands

Pakenham, K. I., Stewart, C. A., Rogers, A.·1997·Psychology, Health & Medicine
DOI 10.1080/13548509708400578
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In general, coping research has failed to examine coping and specific illness-related stressors, and with respect to multiple sclerosis (MS), there is a lack of research into coping with this disease. In this study, stress and coping theory was used to evaluate the role of appraisal and coping strategies in the adjustment to illness-related stressors in MS patients. A total of 134 MS patients and their carers were interviewed and completed self-administered scales. Predictors included illness, MS problems, appraisal and coping variables. Adjustment outcomes included depression, global distress, social adjustment, and global health status. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that illness variables were related to depression and social adjustment. Number of MS problems, appraisal and coping were related to most adjustment measures. Overall, findings supported the hypotheses that threat appraisals and emotion-focused coping would be related to poorer adjustment and that problem-focused coping would be related to better adjustment. There was only weak support for the hypothesis that the relationship between adjustment and both appraisal and coping would vary according to the type of illness-related stressor. Findings support the utility of a stress and coping model of adaptation to MS.

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  • Such coping strategies are associated with poor physical and psychological quality of life, worse psychosocial adjustment, and greater depressive symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis.

    “Such coping strategies [16] are associated with poor physical and psychological QoL [17,18,19], worse psychosocial adjustment [18,20], and greater depressive symptoms in pwMS [21,22,23].”

    From Coping strategies and their impact on quality of life and physical disability of people with multiple sclerosis (2021) · cites this paper as [20]

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Authors
Pakenham, K. I., Stewart, C. A., & Rogers, A.
Affiliations
The University of Queensland (AU)
ORCID
Pakenham, K. I.
Venue
Psychology, Health & Medicine
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
1997-10
Volume
2
Issue
3
Pages
197-211
ISSN
  • 1354-8506 (ISSN-L)
  • 1465-3966
DOI
10.1080/13548509708400578
OpenAlex
W2111707369
Cited by
81
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 3
FWCI
0.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Psychology Health & Medicine (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
Keywords
multiple sclerosis, coping, stress and coping theory, threat appraisal, emotion-focused coping, problem-focused coping, depression, social adaptation, health status, caregivers, adaptation to illness

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