Impact of resilience, social support, and personality traits in patients with neuroinflammatory diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the well-being of persons with neuroinflammatory diseases (pwNID). Identifying factors that influence the response to challenging conditions could guide supportive care.

Methods

2185 pwNID and 1079 healthy controls (HCs) from five US centers completed an online survey regarding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical and psychological well-being. Survey instruments included resilience (Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, CD-RISC), loneliness (UCLA Loneliness Scale), social support (modified social support survey, MSSS-5), personality traits (NEO-Five Factor Inventory, NEO-FFI), and disability (Patient-Determined Disability Steps (PDDS). Step-wise regression models and mediation analyses assessed whethe

SUBMITTER: Jakimovski D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9548342 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature