Title

Testing An Uncertainty Model For Women With Multiple Sclerosis

Keywords

Adaptation; Chronic disease; Self-esteem; Spirituality; Support; Uncertainty

Abstract

This study sought to explain adaptation to the uncertainty of multiple sclerosis (MS) in women. A causal model, developed from the literature and from interviews with four women with MS, was tested on a sample of 90 women with MS. Successful adaptation was measured by self-esteem and mastery. The model accounted for 26% of the variance in mastery, with an empirical model accounting for a higher degree of variance (41%). Findings suggest that the negative impact of uncertainty in women with MS is significantly reduced by their spiritual and social relationships.

Publication Date

1-1-1996

Publication Title

Advances in Nursing Science

Volume

18

Issue

3

Number of Pages

37-47

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1097/00012272-199603000-00005

Socpus ID

0030096488 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0030096488

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