dc.creator | Gil González, Irene | es |
dc.creator | Pérez San Gregorio, María de los Ángeles | es |
dc.creator | Conrad, Rupert | es |
dc.creator | Martín Rodríguez, Agustín | es |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-24T09:34:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-24T09:34:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Gil González, I., Pérez San Gregorio, M.d.l.Á., Conrad, R. y Martín Rodríguez, A. (2022). Beyond the Boundaries of Disease—Significant Post-traumatic Growth in Multiple Sclerosis Patients and Caregivers. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 903508. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1664-1078 | es |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/136409 | |
dc.description.abstract | Despite the negative repercussions of a chronic disease, multiple sclerosis (MS) might also lead to positive consequences. This longitudinal study explored post-traumatic growth in MS patients and attempted to identify possible determinants. Post-traumatic growth of 260 patients and their caregivers was compared. A subset of 209 patients and caregivers were evaluated at baseline. Patients filled in the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory and General Health Questionnaire at three different times over a 36-month follow-up period. Patient post-traumatic growth significantly increased over the follow-up period (p < 0.001) with large effect sizes on almost every subscale. Higher score on the Expanded Disability Status Scale, higher pain severity, female gender, and higher anxiety were positive predictors of post-traumatic growth, while more interference of pain, higher level of education, and more social dysfunction were negative predictors. Post-traumatic growth did not differ significantly between patients and caregivers. Our results showed significant positive intrapsychic changes of MS patients over a 36-month follow-up period up to 12 years from diagnosis. The potential influence of clinical, demographic, and mental health variables underlines the need for a personalized approach to be able to understand and sustain these processes. Comparable post-traumatic growth levels in patient-caregiver dyads at baseline suggest interdependently driven cognitive processes stabilizing well-being. Future research is recommended for further insight into the underlying cognitive processes. | es |
dc.description.sponsorship | Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte FPU 17/04240 | es |
dc.description.sponsorship | Junta de Andalucía US-1379382 | es |
dc.format.extent | 12 p. | es |
dc.language.iso | eng | es |
dc.publisher | Frontiers Media | es |
dc.relation.ispartof | Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 903508. | |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 Internacional | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | caregivers | es |
dc.subject | clinical variables | es |
dc.subject | longitudinal | es |
dc.subject | multiple sclerosis | es |
dc.subject | patients | es |
dc.subject | post-traumatic growth | es |
dc.title | Beyond the Boundaries of Disease—Significant Post-traumatic Growth in Multiple Sclerosis Patients and Caregivers | es |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es |
dcterms.identifier | https://ror.org/03yxnpp24 | |
dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | es |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológicos | es |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.903508 | es |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.903508 | es |
dc.journaltitle | Frontiers in Psychology | es |
dc.publication.volumen | 13 | es |
dc.publication.initialPage | Article 903508 | es |
dc.contributor.funder | Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte (MECD). España | es |
dc.contributor.funder | Junta de Andalucía | es |