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Document Type : Thesis 
Document Title :
Fatigue and Self-Management among Multiple Sclerosis Patients
التعب والإدارة الذاتية بين مرضى التصلب اللويحي المتعدد
 
Subject : Faculty of Nursing 
Document Language : Arabic 
Abstract : Fatigue is considered as the most revealed symptoms in multiple sclerosis patients, reported by 88%of patients. Although, the pathogenesis of fatigue remains poorly understood and how its impact on self-management. Fatigue has significant impact on all stages of life in Multiple Sclerosis patients through altering daily living activity or mental functions. Aim:Assess the fatigue and self-managementamong Multiple Sclerosis patients. Design: A quantitative, descriptive correlational design have been used. Setting: The study was conducted at both King Abdulaziz University Hospital and King Fahad Armed Forces Hospitals in Jeddah City from January till March 2018, data was collected from Outpatients clinic and Inpatient, medicalsurgical wards. Sampling:A Convenience sample of 50 Multiple Sclerosis patients (15 patients from King Abdulaziz University Hospital and 35 patients from King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital) were involved in the study. Tools:One tool was used for data collection, consists of three parts; Part I, Socio-demographic and clinical data constructed by the researcher. Part П, Modified Fatigue Impact scale (MFIS) to assess the Impact of fatigue on physical, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects in MS patient. Part ІП, Multiple Sclerosis Self-Management Scale Revised (MSSM-R) to assess Multiple sclerosis patient knowledge and behavior related to self-management. Results: There was a statistically significant negative correlations between fatigue subscales and overall self-management among Multiple Sclerosis patients with p-value (.019). Also, there was a statistically significant negative correlations between self-management factor scales and overall fatigue among Multiple Sclerosis patients with p-value(.019).Conclusions:There was a negative correlation between overall fatigue and self-management among Multiple Sclerosis patients, whenever fatigue severity increases, self-managementdecreases. Recommendations: Developing periodically structure health education training program regarding self-management in Multiple Sclerosis patients. Key Words: Fatigue, Multiple Sclerosis, Self-Management. 
Supervisor : Dr. Iman Abdullah Mohammed Abdulmutalib 
Thesis Type : Master Thesis 
Publishing Year : 1441 AH
2019 AD
 
Co-Supervisor : Dr. Elham AbduallahNagshabandi 
Added Date : Wednesday, October 2, 2019 

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أفنان سراج شاوليShawli, Afnan SerajResearcherMaster 

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