The Gap in the Current Research on the Link between Health Locus of Control and Multiple Sclerosis : Lessons and Insights from a Systematic Review

Author

Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi

Source

Multiple Sclerosis International

Issue

Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2013-02-14

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

8

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disease whose etiology has not been fully understood yet in detail.

Empirical findings show how psychosocial symptoms are very important features of the clinical presentation of MS, having a deep impact on patient's quality of life, and thus psychological coping strategies may play a central role in reducing the burden of the disease and improving patient's satisfaction of life.

MS progression and relapses/exacerbations are unpredictable and may depend on factors such as stressor chronicity, frequency, severity, type, and individual patient characteristics such as depression, personality, locus of control (LOC), optimism, and perceived social support.

Due to its importance for health-care delivery, rehabilitation, and nursing, here, we make a systematic review on the current state-of-the-art studies concerning the relationship between LOC and MS, according to the PRISMA guidelines, and we assess the quality and the completeness of the studies using the CONSORT instrument, underpinning their limitations, and suggesting how to fill the gap in this research field.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi. 2013. The Gap in the Current Research on the Link between Health Locus of Control and Multiple Sclerosis : Lessons and Insights from a Systematic Review. Multiple Sclerosis International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512550

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi. The Gap in the Current Research on the Link between Health Locus of Control and Multiple Sclerosis : Lessons and Insights from a Systematic Review. Multiple Sclerosis International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512550

American Medical Association (AMA)

Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi. The Gap in the Current Research on the Link between Health Locus of Control and Multiple Sclerosis : Lessons and Insights from a Systematic Review. Multiple Sclerosis International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512550

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-512550