Testing of Journal Writing for Symptom Concordance in Adults with Multiple Sclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adults with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience many complex symptoms. However, research is lacking on the best method to record their symptom experience. The primary goal of this study was to test the feasibility of journal writing to capture the description of core symptoms experienced by adults with MS. A secondary goal was to collect self-report symptom data to assess concordance between the journal entries and MS-Related Symptom Checklist (MS-RS) scores.

Methods

A preselected group of participants (n = 5) from the total sample of 16 participants with MS were asked to complete the revised MS-RS and Web-based journal writing for 20 minutes per day for 4 consecutive days over a 4-week period. Feasibility was evaluated by journal completion rates.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Newland P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8405142 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature