Positive orientation in the context of ways of coping with stress and social support in patients with multiple sclerosis

Natalia M. Segiet; Natalia Przyborowska; Maria Kruk; Stanisław Rusek; Aleksandra Klimkowicz-Mrowiec; Bogusława Bober-Płonka

doi:10.5114/nan.2023.134152

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Original article

Positive orientation in the context of ways of coping with stress and social support in patients with multiple sclerosis

Natalia M. Segiet

¹

,

Natalia Przyborowska

²

,

Maria Kruk

³

,

Stanisław Rusek

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,

Aleksandra Klimkowicz-Mrowiec

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,

Bogusława Bober-Płonka

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Jagiellonian University Medical College, Doctoral School of Medical and Health Sciences, Kraków, Poland
Centre of Mental Health, Ludwik Rydygier Specialist Hospital in Kraków, Poland
Institute of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
Department of Neurology and Stroke, Ludwik Rydygier Specialist Hospital in Kraków, Poland
Department of Internal Medicine and Gerontology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College Kraków, Poland

Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia 2023; 18, 3–4: 161–168

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/nan.2023.134152

Online publish date: 2023/12/29

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Segiet N, Przyborowska N, Kruk M, Rusek S, Klimkowicz-Mrowiec A, Bober-Płonka B. Positive orientation in the context of ways of coping with stress and social support in patients with multiple sclerosis. Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia/Neuropsychiatry and Neuropsychology. 2023;18(3):161-168. doi:10.5114/nan.2023.134152.

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Segiet, N., Przyborowska, N., Kruk, M., Rusek, S., Klimkowicz-Mrowiec, A.,  & Bober-Płonka, B. (2023). Positive orientation in the context of ways of coping with stress and social support in patients with multiple sclerosis. Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia/Neuropsychiatry and Neuropsychology, 18(3), 161-168. https://doi.org/10.5114/nan.2023.134152

Chicago

Segiet, Natalia M., Natalia Przyborowska, Maria Kruk, Stanisław Rusek, Aleksandra Klimkowicz-Mrowiec,  and Bogusława Bober-Płonka. 2023. "Positive orientation in the context of ways of coping with stress and social support in patients with multiple sclerosis". Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia/Neuropsychiatry and Neuropsychology 18 (3): 161-168. doi:10.5114/nan.2023.134152.

Harvard

Segiet, N., Przyborowska, N., Kruk, M., Rusek, S., Klimkowicz-Mrowiec, A.,  and Bober-Płonka, B. (2023). Positive orientation in the context of ways of coping with stress and social support in patients with multiple sclerosis. Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia/Neuropsychiatry and Neuropsychology, 18(3), pp.161-168. https://doi.org/10.5114/nan.2023.134152

MLA

Segiet, Natalia M. et al. "Positive orientation in the context of ways of coping with stress and social support in patients with multiple sclerosis." Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia/Neuropsychiatry and Neuropsychology, vol. 18, no. 3, 2023, pp. 161-168. doi:10.5114/nan.2023.134152.

Vancouver

Segiet N, Przyborowska N, Kruk M, Rusek S, Klimkowicz-Mrowiec A, Bober-Płonka B. Positive orientation in the context of ways of coping with stress and social support in patients with multiple sclerosis. Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia/Neuropsychiatry and Neuropsychology. 2023;18(3):161-168. doi:10.5114/nan.2023.134152.

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Introduction:
The aim of this study was to assess in detail the relationship between positive orientation and coping strategies adopted to deal with stress, and perceived social support among patients with multiple sclerosis.

Material and methods:
Sixty patients of the Multiple Sclerosis Outpatient Clinic operating at the L. Rydygier Specialist Hospital in Kraków participated in the study. The project was questionnaire-based. The following tools were used: the Mini-COPE Stress Coping Inventory, the SWS Social Support Scale, and the Positive Orientation Scale (P Scale).

Results:
The correlation between scores on the Positive Orientation Scale and the Social Support Scale and its subscales was statistically significant, but negative. A positive correlation was found between patients’ scores on the Positive Orientation Scale and the use of pro-developmental coping strategies. A statistically significant negative correlation between positive orientation and destructive coping strategies was found. The expected statistically significant differences in perceived social support between the in- and out-of-relationship groups and between men and women were not detected.

Conclusions
This study extends previous knowledge regarding the detailed relationships between positive orientation and adopted coping strategies, coping with a diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease and perceived social support. The study specifically captures the complex relationship between the variables studied and the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. To date, this issue has been addressed only by analysing the impact of individual variables separately. The paper simultaneously combines and compares various factors supporting health.

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Positive orientation in the context of ways of coping with stress and social support in patients with multiple sclerosis

Natalia M. Segiet 1 , Natalia Przyborowska 2 , Maria Kruk 3 , Stanisław Rusek 4 , Aleksandra Klimkowicz-Mrowiec 5 , Bogusława Bober-Płonka 3, 4

social support, stress, positive orientation, multiple sclerosis

Natalia M. Segiet

¹

,

Natalia Przyborowska

²

,

Maria Kruk

³

,

Stanisław Rusek

⁴

,

Aleksandra Klimkowicz-Mrowiec

⁵

,

Bogusława Bober-Płonka

^{3, 4}