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The Effectiveness of "Progressive Stress Relief Training" on Pain Intensity and Psychological Well-Being in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
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Mozhghan Aghah harris   , Rahman Heydari , Avisa Najimi |
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Abstract: (105 Views) |
Introduction: Multiple sclerosis is one of the common chronic inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system, which, in addition to physical symptoms, causes patients psychological problems. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of " Progressive Stress Relief Training" on pain intensity and psychological well-being of patients with multiple sclerosis.
Methods: The method of semi-experimental research was pre-test-post-test with a control group. The statistical population of the research was made up of all the patients with multiple sclerosis who referred to the medical centers of Tehran in the summer and autumn of 2022, the sample consisted of 40 people, who were selected by convenience and purposive sampling and randomly stratified between 2 intervention and control groups (20 people each). The data was collected with demographic questionnaire, "McGill Pain Questionnaire" and “Psychological Well-Being Scale-Revised”. Regarding the validity and reliability of the instruments, previous studies were used. 10 training sessions of "Progressive Stress Relief Training" were implemented for the intervention group and the intervention.
For the control group, intervention was done after completing the study. Data were analyzed in SPSS. 22.
Results: "Progressive Stress Relief Training" has been effective in improving pain intensity (P-value <0.05) and improving psychological well-being (P-value <0.05) in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Conclusions: "Progressive Stress Relief Training" was effective in reducing the intensity of pain and increasing the psychological well-being of patients with multiple sclerosis. Therefore, it is suggested to use this intervention as a complementary therapy to improve the pain intensity and improve the psychological well-being of these patients along with drug therapy.
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| Keywords: Progressive Stress Relief Training, Pain Intensity, Psychological Well-Being, Multiple Sclerosis. |
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Type of Study: Applicable |
Subject:
rehabilitation management
Received: 2024/04/21 | Accepted: 2024/07/29 | Published: 2025/07/1
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