Making Sense of Illness or Disability
The Nature of Sense Making in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4226786 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth I Pakenham (0000-0002-8653-4593, The University of Queensland) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 93-105 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359105307084315 |
| PMID | 18086721 |
| OpenAlex | W2093071141 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 40 |
This study investigated sense making in multiple sclerosis (MS) and relations with illness, religious-spiritual beliefs and adjustment (life satisfaction, positive states of mind, depression, anxiety). Four hundred and eight persons with MS completed a questionnaire. Half the sample generated sense making explanations for their illness. Content analyses revealed 16 sense making themes. Participants who reported having a religious-spiritual belief were more likely to report sense making than those who did not have such a belief. Sense making was related to lower disability and disease severity and evidenced beneficial direct effects on positive adjustment outcomes and depression after controlling for illness and religious-spiritual belief
Anxiety · Depression (economics · Multiple sclerosis · Psychiatry · Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Clinical Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,81 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |