Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for people living with motor neuron disease: an uncontrolled feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Motor neuron disease (MND) is a fatal, progressive neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive weakening and wasting of limb, bulbar, thoracic and abdominal muscles. Clear evidence-based guidance on how psychological distress should be managed in people living with MND (plwMND) is lacking. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of psychological therapy that may be particularly suitable for this population. However, to the authors' knowledge, no study to date has evaluated ACT for plwMND. Consequently, the primary aim of this uncontrolled feasibility study was to examine the feasibility and acceptability of ACT for improving the psychological health of plwMND.

Methods

PlwMND aged ≥ 18 years were recruited from 10 UK MND Care Centres/Clinics. Partic

SUBMITTER: Gould RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10327371 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature