ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2023
The effectiveness of group intervention focused on intolerance of uncertainty on psychological distress and quality of life in multiple sclerosis patients.
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- Emerging therapeutic strategies in multiple sclerosis: a focus on innovative and targeted approaches.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Review
- Assessing quality of life in persons living with rheumatoid arthritis: A capability-based approach.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Invisible symptoms and associated factors in multiple sclerosis patients.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
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- Intolerance of uncertainty, curiosity, generalized anxiety disorder, and subjective happiness in the time of earthquakes in Türkiye.Current issues in personality psychology · 2025Article
- Navigating the Unknown: A Qualitative Exploration of the Lived Experiences of People With Multiple Sclerosis During Pregnancy.International journal of MS care · 2025Article
- Iranian multiple sclerosis patients' perceptions about the sources of support to reach adjustment: A qualitative content analysis.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- A positive psychotherapy group intervention to increase distress tolerance and reduce feelings of entrapment in patients with multiple sclerosis.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
- Can intolerance of uncertainty & anxiety impact the lives we lead? Understanding lived experiences of people with chronic physical health and pain conditions.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
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backgroundMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a long-course incurable disease as well as an unknown prognosis causing patients to experience a variety of psychological outcomes. Meanwhile, inability to control the disease-related uncertainty leads to the use of maladaptive coping strategies, causing more psychological distress. This study investigated the effectiveness of intervention focused on the intolerance of uncertainty on psychological distress and quality of life in MS patients. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis research adopted a true experimental design. All phases of the study were conducted online due to the COVID-19 pandemic during 2021 in Tehran. The statistical population of the study was purposefully selected from among MS patients and was randomly assigned to three groups of 20: IU intervention and two control groups (cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and treatment as usual (TAU) groups). The study included pre-test, post-test, and follow-up stages. The outcome measures of the study included the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) as well as Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54 (MSQoL-54). Mixed analysis of variance was used to analyze the data.
resultsThe results showed that IU intervention compared to CBT, is more effective on psychological distress (depression
conclusionsIU-based intervention can reduce psychological distress and improve quality of life of MS patients. Accepting uncertainty can reduce the anxiety and stress of MS patients which can increase the quality of life of these patients.
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