Open AccessConfronting the Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
Author(s) -
Masoud FallahiKhoshknab,
Somayeh Ghafari,
Kian Nourozi,
Eesa Mohammadi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of nursing research/the journal of nursing research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1948-965X
pISSN - 1682-3141
DOI - 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000058
Subject(s) - religiosity , content analysis , psychology , disease , social support , qualitative research , medicine , clinical psychology , nursing , social psychology , sociology , social science , pathology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) involves complex physical and mental disabilities and often results in family, occupational, and social problems that cause difficulties in confronting the diagnosis of MS, which may delay or deny acceptance of the disease. Therefore, it is important to understand the experiences of patients in facing this disease to help and support families, communities, and healthcare teams more effectively.