Preliminary Support of a Behavioral Intervention for Trait Conscientiousness in Multiple Sclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Conscientiousness, or the proclivity for deliberation, achievement, and order, declines in many individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). Decreased conscientiousness predicts future cognitive deterioration, brain atrophy, and employment loss in individuals with MS. As a psychological trait, it may be an actionable antecedent to these important outcomes. We pilot tested an application (app)-facilitated behavioral intervention to help adaptation to low conscientiousness and, in turn, improve employment.

Methods

Eleven individuals with MS (5 treatment, 6 control) with low conscientiousness were recruited for a 12-week randomized controlled trial. The treatment group received a newly developed behavioral treatment and smartphone app designed to help people behave more

SUBMITTER: Fuchs TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9017661 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature