Perspectives on fatigue management among veterans living with multiple sclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic fatigue is one of the most common, disabling, and least understood symptoms of many chronic health conditions including multiple sclerosis (MS). A multidisciplinary rehabilitative treatment approach is recommended for MS-related fatigue, but few people with MS have access to such treatment. In-person and telehealth cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for fatigue is an emerging acceptable and effective treatment for MS-related fatigue in civilians that has not been studied in Veterans with MS, a population that is more likely to be older, male, unemployed, and disabled. The present study aimed to understand how Veterans with MS (1) describe their fatigue and (2) manage their fatigue, and (3) perceive telehealth CBT for MS-related fatigue.

Method

Twenty-four

SUBMITTER: Knowles LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11617002 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature