Psychological well-being in people with multiple sclerosis: a descriptive review of the effects obtained with mindfulness interventions.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to evaluate the impact of mindfulness interventions on reducing psychopathological symptoms and improving well-being in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Results Summary
Mindfulness treatment showed efficacy in reducing depressive symptoms, improving quality of life (mental and physical), and decreasing fatigue levels. However, the study could not conclude that mindfulness interventions are superior to other active treatments for psychological symptoms in multiple sclerosis.
Population
Patients with multiple sclerosis
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mindfulness interventions | decrease | depressive symptoms | patients with multiple sclerosis | - | reduction in | #1 |
mindfulness treatment | increase | quality of life (both mental and physical) | patients with multiple sclerosis | - | a better | #2 |
mindfulness treatment | decrease | fatigue | patients with multiple sclerosis | - | a decreased level of | #3 |
mindfulness | increase | psychological symptoms | patients with multiple sclerosis | - | useful for the improvement of | #4 |
mindfulness | increase | pain management | patients with multiple sclerosis | - | useful for | #5 |
mindfulness | increase | quality of life | patients with multiple sclerosis | - | positive impact on | #6 |
mindfulness | increase | coping and adaptation strategies | patients with multiple sclerosis | - | positive impact on | #7 |
Multiple sclerosis is a neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative disease causing several psychosocial problems that significantly impairs quality of life. The most common physical and mental symptoms are anxiety, depression, stress, fatigue, and pain. Several studies investigated the effectiveness of non-pharmacological approaches in improving psychological well-being. This review focused on the impact of mindfulness interventions in patients with multiple sclerosis to reduce psychopathological symptoms and improve well-being. We searched on PubMed database and screening references of included studies and review articles for additional citations. From initial 107 studies, only 8 met search criteria. Our studies showed the efficacy of mindfulness treatment with a reduction in depressive symptoms, a better quality of life (both mental and physical), and a decreased level of fatigue. Findings demonstrated that mindfulness is useful for the improvement of psychological symptoms and pain management and this improvement has also been shown to have a positive impact on the quality of life and coping and adaptation strategies. However, according to the poor available clinics evidence, on cannot conclude that mindfulness interventions are superior to other active interventions in the treatment of psychological symptoms of SM.