Perceived social support, quality of life and satisfaction with life in elderly people

DS Şahin, Ö Özer, MZ Yanardağ - Educational Gerontology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study examines the relationship between quality of life, satisfaction with life
and multidimensional perceived social support in people aged 65 years and older. The …

Stress and multiple sclerosis: A systematic review considering potential moderating and mediating factors and methods of assessing stress

L Briones-Buixassa, R Milà… - Health …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Research about the effects of stress on multiple sclerosis has yielded contradictory results.
This study aims to systematically review the evidence focusing on two possible causes: the …

Predictors of emotional distress in people with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review of prospective studies

PL Fisher, P Salmon, P Heffer-Rahn, C Huntley… - Journal of Affective …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Emotional distress (defined as any negative mood state, including anxiety,
depression, trauma symptoms and global distress) is common in people with multiple …

Social support, depression, and physical disability: age and diagnostic group effects

MP Jensen, AE Smith, CH Bombardier… - Disability and health …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Social support is an important resource that may benefit individuals aging with
physical disabilities, although its effects may vary depending on age, sex, and type of …

Social support in multiple sclerosis: Associations with quality of life, depression, and anxiety

A Ratajska, BI Glanz, T Chitnis, HL Weiner… - Journal of psychosomatic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Social support plays a role in the well-being of persons with multiple sclerosis
(PwMS). The aims of this study were to compare social support in PwMS with relapsing …

The differential relationships of dimensions of perceived social support with cognitive function among older adults

SC Pillemer, R Holtzer - Aging & mental health, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Research has extensively examined the relationship of social support and
cognition. Theories on social support suggest that it is a multidimensional construct …

Character strengths predict subjective well-being, psychological well-being, and psychopathological symptoms, over and above functional social support

CM Azañedo, T Artola, S Sastre… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The increasing value of character strengths in the prediction of well-being and
psychopathology, after the effects of functional social support and sociodemographic …

Explaining the facilitators of quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis: a qualitative study

A Homayuni, S Abedini, Z Hosseini, M Etemadifar… - BMC neurology, 2021 - Springer
Background In patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), the disease's complications and
manifestations affect a person's ability to function normally and leads to further disruptions in …

The contribution of illness beliefs, coping strategies, and social support to perceived physical health and fatigue in multiple sclerosis

M Bassi, M Grobberio, L Negri, S Cilia… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - Springer
This study investigated the relationship of illness beliefs with perceived physical health and
fatigue among persons with multiple sclerosis. Besides direct effects between illness beliefs …

Validation of the Social Provisions Scale in people with multiple sclerosis.

CY Chiu, RW Motl, N Ditchman - Rehabilitation psychology, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: This study examined the factorial and construct validity of the Social Provisions
Scale (SPS) in a sample of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Method: Participants …