The Effectiveness of Cognitive Techniques on Life Expectancy and Self-efficacy in Patients with MS

Background and Aim : The most common complications of MS are symptoms of fatigue, muscle cramps, value, duplicity, imbalances and walking disorders. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive techniques on life expectancy and self-efficacy in patients with MS.Methods : The research design was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest with experimental and control group. The population consisted of patients with multiple sclerosis spiritual Babylon in the hospital in the first quarter of 2018 were referred.Thirty people were selected by convenience sampling and divided into experimental and control groups. The instrument used in this study was Schneider Hope Questionnaire, Scherrer Self-Efficacy Scale. Subjects in the experimental group received cognitive techniques for 6 sessions per week for one hour and the control group did not receive any intervention. Data were analyzed using covariance statistical method.Results : The mean of life expectancy and self-efficacy scores in post-test MS patients increased compared to pre-test.Conclusion : The results showed that the effectiveness of cognitive techniques on life expectancy and self-efficacy in patients with MS.

کلیدواژه ها:

Cognitive techniques ، life expectancy ، self-efficacy ، MS patients