An examination of the association of symptom-control self-efficacy and somatic cognitive errors with perceptions of walking impairment in people with multiple sclerosis : a quantitative study
department or school: Health and Social Development, Faculty of (Okanagan)
department or school: Nursing, School of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Roe, Melissa
issued: 2024-04-29T15:06:11Z
issued: 2024
related degree: Master of Science in Nursing - MSN
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating chronic neurological disease affecting 2.8 million people worldwide. Mobility impairment is one of the most common and disruptive symptoms of MS. Research has shown a disconnect between actual level of mobility impairment and people’s perceptions of how impaired their mobility is. There is a need to understand psychological factors relating to how people with MS perceive their level of mobility impairment, as these psychological factors may be more modifiable by intervention than other disease factors. Purpose: To examine the psychological correlates of symptom control self-efficacy and somatic cognitive errors and whether they are associated with perceived walking impairment in people with MS. Methods: This study involved a secondary analysis of anonymous survey data from a larger primary study. 105 participants were eligible for this inclusion in the analysis. Participants responded to an online survey with demographic information, disease characteristics and psychological and physical variables. Three specific measures from the primary study were included in this study: MS symptom control self-efficacy (MS symptom-control self-efficacy scale (MSSE)); somatic cognitive errors (somatic subscale of the Cognitive Errors Questionnaire (CEQ)); and perceived walking impairment (12-item MS Walking Scale (MSWS-12). Descriptive statistics were used to summarize sample demographics. Correlational analyses were conducted to examine the study hypotheses and relationships between study variables. Results: Somatic cognitive errors were significantly and positively correlated with perceived walking impairment (r = .336, p < .001). Symptom control self-efficacy was significantly and negatively correlated with perceived walking impairment (r = -.363, p < .001). In the multiple regression, the addition of somatic cognitive errors was found to be significantly and positively associated with perceived walking impairment (B = .272,…
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note: AN EXAMINATION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SYMPTOM-CONTROL SELF-EFFICACY AND SOMATIC COGNITIVE ERRORS WITH PERCEPTIONS OF WALKING IMPAIRMENT IN PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY by Melissa Roe BSN, University of British Columbia Okanagan, 2012 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Nursing) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) April 2024 © Melissa Roe, 2024 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis entitled: An Examination of the Association of Symptom-Control Self-Efficacy and Somatic Cognitive Errors with Perceptions of Walking Impairment in People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Quantiative Study submitted by Melissa Roe in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Nursing. Dr. Kathy L. Rush, School of Nursing Supervisor Dr. Sean R. Locke, School of Kinesiology, Brock University Co-Supervisor Dr. Lise Olsen, School of Nursing Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Laura Struik, School of Nursing Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Maya Libben, School of Psychology External Examiner iii Abstract Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating chronic neurological disease affecting 2.8 million people worldwide. Mobility impairment is one of the most common and disruptive symptoms of MS. Research has shown a disconnect between actual level of mobility impairment and people’s perceptions of how impaired their mobility is. There is a need to understand psychological factors relating to how people with MS perceive their level of mobility impairment, as these psychological factors may be more modifiable by intervention than other disease factors. Purpose: To examine the psychological correlates of symptom control self-efficacy and somatic cognitive errors and whether they are associated with perceived walking impairment in peopl…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2024-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0442000
language: eng
degree discipline: Nursing
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Rush, Kathy L.
contributor: Locke, Sean
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/88053