Self-perception of illness among patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) – preliminary report

Joanna Król; Dorota Koziarska; Teresa Rzepa; Małgorzata Szcześniak; Przemysław Nowacki

doi:10.5114/ppn.2017.68292

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Original paper

Self-perception of illness among patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) – preliminary report

Joanna Król

,

Dorota Koziarska

,

Teresa Rzepa

,

Małgorzata Szcześniak

,

Przemysław Nowacki

Adv Psychiatry Neurol 2017; 26 (1): 24-35

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ppn.2017.68292

Online publish date: 2017/06/13

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Król J, Koziarska D, Rzepa T, Szcześniak M, Nowacki P. Self-perception of illness among patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) – preliminary report. Advances in Psychiatry and Neurology/Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii. 2017;26(1):24-35. doi:10.5114/ppn.2017.68292.

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Król, J., Koziarska, D., Rzepa, T., Szcześniak, M.,  & Nowacki, P. (2017). Self-perception of illness among patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) – preliminary report. Advances in Psychiatry and Neurology/Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii, 26(1), 24-35. https://doi.org/10.5114/ppn.2017.68292

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Król, Joanna, Dorota Koziarska, Teresa Rzepa, Małgorzata Szcześniak,  and Przemysław Nowacki. 2017. "Self-perception of illness among patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) – preliminary report". Advances in Psychiatry and Neurology/Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii 26 (1): 24-35. doi:10.5114/ppn.2017.68292.

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Król, J., Koziarska, D., Rzepa, T., Szcześniak, M.,  and Nowacki, P. (2017). Self-perception of illness among patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) – preliminary report. Advances in Psychiatry and Neurology/Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii, 26(1), pp.24-35. https://doi.org/10.5114/ppn.2017.68292

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Król, Joanna et al. "Self-perception of illness among patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) – preliminary report." Advances in Psychiatry and Neurology/Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii, vol. 26, no. 1, 2017, pp. 24-35. doi:10.5114/ppn.2017.68292.

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Król J, Koziarska D, Rzepa T, Szcześniak M, Nowacki P. Self-perception of illness among patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) – preliminary report. Advances in Psychiatry and Neurology/Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii. 2017;26(1):24-35. doi:10.5114/ppn.2017.68292.

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Purpose: To determine the perception of illness among immunomodulatory treated patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) against demographic and socioeconomic factors and clinical data.

Methods: The following were used: Imagination and Perception of Illness Scale by Sak, 2013, original structured interview on demographic, socioeconomic and clinical data, disability status determined with the use of Expanded Disabilty Status Scale (EDSS).

Results: It was found that the patients consider MS to be a disease leading to physical sphere destruction. The fewest number of patients considered the disease to be a threat to others. Differences in perception of illness were observed in terms of sex of the respondents. Women tend to assign more destructive effect to the disease than men. The differences in perception were also found in relation to age, time from initiation of treatment and the level of disability.

Conclusions: Perception of illness is a highly individualised experience; therefore, the assessment of perception should be closely monitored and incorporated into the complex therapeutic treatment.

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Self-perception of illness among patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) – preliminary report

Joanna Król , Dorota Koziarska , Teresa Rzepa , Małgorzata Szcześniak , Przemysław Nowacki

perception of illness, multiple sclerosis, psychological help, chronic disease, psychological therapy

Joanna Król

,

Dorota Koziarska

,

Teresa Rzepa

,

Małgorzata Szcześniak

,

Przemysław Nowacki