title: Utilized Resources of Hope, Orientation, and Inspiration in Life of Persons with Multiple Sclerosis and Their Association with Life Satisfaction, Adaptive Coping Strategies, and Spirituality.
abstract: In a cross-sectional survey among 213 patients with multiple sclerosis, we intended to analyze their resources of hope, orientation, and inspiration in life, and how these resources are related to health-associated variables, adaptive coping strategies, and life satisfaction. Resources were categorized as Faith (10 %), Family (22 %), Other sources (16 %), and No answer (53 %). These non-respondents were predominantly neither religious nor spiritual (70 % R-S-). Although R-S- persons are a heterogeneous group with varying existential interest, they did not significantly differ from their spiritual/religious counterparts with respect to physical and mental health or life satisfaction, but for an adaptive Reappraisal strategy and Gratitude/Awe.
authors.affiliation: Quality of Life, Spirituality and Coping, Faculty of Health, Institute of Integrative Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Gerhard-Kienle-Weg 4, 58313, Herdecke, Germany.
authors.forename: Anne-Gritli
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Wirth
authors.affiliation: Quality of Life, Spirituality and Coping, Faculty of Health, Institute of Integrative Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Gerhard-Kienle-Weg 4, 58313, Herdecke, Germany. arndt.buessing@uni-wh.de.
authors.forename: Arndt
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Büssing
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D065026:Hope; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Adaptive coping; Life satisfaction; Multiple sclerosis; Resources; Spirituality