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Abstract(s)
Caring for someone is a naturally demanding task, especially when the person is
physically and mentally impaired, such as a person with Multiple Sclerosis. Thus,
this study aims to identify coping strategies of people identified as caregivers by
the person with Multiple Sclerosis, thus understanding the way families view and
adapt to this very specific chronic disease. This study is of quantitative, descriptive
and cross-sectional nature, with a sample of 25 Portuguese families. The F-COPES
questionnaire was applied to assess the coping strategies, using the operational
matrix of the Dynamic Model of Family Evaluation and Intervention, organized
through a semi-structured interview. The study highlights that the person with
Multiple Sclerosis is the one mostly expressing feelings (56%) and shows more
initiative to solve them (52%). However, this study also shows that about 80%
of families reach out to external resources. According to the strategies coping
assessment using the F-COPES, 44% of the families involved in this study, agree with
Social Support. However, the most adopted strategies are the reframing and passive
evaluation (64%), and the least adopted is the search for spiritual support (20%). The
knowledge of the adopted coping strategies by the families will enable the family
nurse a more tailored intervention to the family needs.
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Keywords
Multiple sclerosis Coping strategies, Nursing family
Citation
Figueiredo, M.H., Gonçalves, E., Marques, E., Vitor, C., Murteiro, A., Lebreiro, M., y Rego, R. Estratégias de coping na família da pessoa portadora de esclerose múltipla. Suplemento digital Rev ROL Enferm 2020; 43(1): 124-128