TY - JOUR
T1 - Managing psychological stress in the multiple sclerosis medical visit
T2 - Patient perspectives and unmet needs
AU - Senders, Angela
AU - Sando, Kelsi
AU - Wahbeh, Helané
AU - Hiller, Amie Peterson
AU - Shinto, Lynne
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Author(s).
PY - 2016/8/1
Y1 - 2016/8/1
N2 - Psychological stress can negatively impact multiple sclerosis. To further understand how stress is addressed in the multiple sclerosis medical visit, 34 people with multiple sclerosis participated in focus groups. Transcripts were analyzed by inductive thematic analysis. The majority of participants did not discuss stress with their provider, citing barriers to communication such as lack of time, poor coordination between specialties, physician reliance on pharmaceutical prescription, and patient lack of self-advocacy. Participants recommended several ways to better manage psychological well-being in the clinical setting. These findings provide a foundation for future studies aimed at minimizing the detrimental effect of stress in multiple sclerosis.
AB - Psychological stress can negatively impact multiple sclerosis. To further understand how stress is addressed in the multiple sclerosis medical visit, 34 people with multiple sclerosis participated in focus groups. Transcripts were analyzed by inductive thematic analysis. The majority of participants did not discuss stress with their provider, citing barriers to communication such as lack of time, poor coordination between specialties, physician reliance on pharmaceutical prescription, and patient lack of self-advocacy. Participants recommended several ways to better manage psychological well-being in the clinical setting. These findings provide a foundation for future studies aimed at minimizing the detrimental effect of stress in multiple sclerosis.
KW - health psychology
KW - patient satisfaction
KW - psychological distress
KW - qualitative methods
KW - verbal communication
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U2 - 10.1177/1359105314562084
DO - 10.1177/1359105314562084
M3 - Article
C2 - 25527612
AN - SCOPUS:84979896271
SN - 1359-1053
VL - 21
SP - 1676
EP - 1687
JO - Journal of Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
IS - 8
ER -