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ArticleBMC neurology2019

The evaluation of an online mindfulness program for people with multiple sclerosis: study protocol.

Amy-Lee Sesel, Louise Sharpe, Heidi N Beadnall, Michael H Barnett, Marianna Szabo, Sharon L Naismith

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Article in BMC neurology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Telemedicine Satisfaction and Usefulness Questionnaire (TSUQ) and Telemedicine Patient Questionnaire (TPQ) in individuals with multiple sclerosis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amy-Lee SeselSchool of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Louise SharpeSchool of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia. louise.sharpe@sydney.edu.au.
Heidi N BeadnallBrain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Michael H BarnettBrain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Marianna SzaboSchool of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Sharon L NaismithSchool of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
University of Sydney · AU

Funding

Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia 170307National Health and Medical Research Council APP1150801
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease of the central nervous system and is associated with many psychosocial symptoms that are difficult to manage including low mood, anxiety, fatigue and pain, as well as low health-related quality of life. Internet-based psychosocial interventions that use mindfulness-based approaches are gathering much attention in recent literature, particularly in the treatment of chronic illnesses. However, no large randomized controlled trials have been done examining the efficacy of such interventions for people with MS (PwMS). METHODS/

designThis study is a randomised controlled trial of an online mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) for PwMS. Participants will be randomised to receive either the MBI or offered the intervention after a waiting period. All participants will be assessed to determine whether they have a history of recurrent depressive disorder. The primary outcome will be severity of depression, according to the Centre of Epidemiology Depression Scale. Secondary outcomes will be anxiety severity, fatigue, pain and quality of life. Assessments will be conducted pre, post-treatment, at three and six-month follow-up. The online mindfulness-based program was developed in collaboration with end-users (n = 19 PwMS) who gave feedback about what would be feasible and acceptable, and the draft program was reviewed by both experts and patients. DISCUSSION: Multiple sclerosis is the most common acquired chronic neurological disease amongst young adults and is associated with a range of symptoms that can be difficult to cope with. In face-to-face interventions, a MBI demonstrated the largest effect in a recent meta-analysis of psychological treatments for PwMS, but MBIs for PwMS have not been delivered online. Hence, this trial will confirm whether MBIs can be efficacious when delivered online. A range of symptoms are assessed as outcomes so that the nature of benefits associated with the online MBI can be ascertained.

trial registrationACTRN12618001260213 . Date of Registration: 25/07/2018.

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InternetDepressionHumansMaleMindfulnessMultiple SclerosisQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignTelemedicineAnxietyDepressionFatigueHealth-related quality of lifeMindfulnessMultiple sclerosis (MS)PainRandomized controlled trial (RCT)

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