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Sleep disturbances, mental toughness, and physical activity in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared to healthy adolescents and young adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

D. Sadeghi Bahmani ,
M. Gerber ,
N. Kalak ,
S. Lemola ,
P.J. Clough ,
P. Calabrese ,
E. Holsboer-Trachsler  and
S. Brand
D. Sadeghi Bahmani
Affiliation:
University of Basel Psychiatric Hospital, Center for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders ZASS, Basel, Switzerland
M. Gerber
Affiliation:
University of Basel, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Sport Science Section, Basel, Switzerland
N. Kalak
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Clinics of the University of Basel, Center for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders, Basel, Switzerland
S. Lemola
Affiliation:
University of Warwick, Department of Psychology, Coventry, United Kingdom
P.J. Clough
Affiliation:
Manchester Metropolitan University, Department of Psychology, Manchester, United Kingdom
P. Calabrese
Affiliation:
University of Basel, Faculty of Psychology, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology Unit, Basel, Switzerland
E. Holsboer-Trachsler
Affiliation:
University of Basel Psychiatric Hospital, Center for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders ZASS, Basel, Switzerland
S. Brand
Affiliation:
University of Basel Psychiatric Hospital, Center for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders ZASS, Basel, Switzerland

Abstract

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Background

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the commonest chronic autoimmune demyelinating and inflammatory disease of the CNS, afflicting both body and mind. Typical symptoms are fatigue, paraesthesia and depression, along with cognitive impairments. Whereas there is extant research on fatigue, depression, and cognitive impairment of patients with MS during the clinical course, no research focused on sleep, psychological functioning, and physical activity (PA) at the moment of the diagnose. The aims of the present study were therefore to assess possible state markers of mental toughness (MT) as a dimension of psychological functioning, sleep disturbances (SD), PA among patients at the moment of the diagnose, and to compare these data with those of healthy adolescents and healthy young adults.

Methods

A total of 23 patients with recently diagnosed MS (M = 32.31 years), 23 healthy adolescents (M = 17.43 years), and 25 healthy young adults (M = 20.72 years) took part in the study. They completed questionnaires covering socio-demographic data, MT, SD, and PA.

Results

Patients with MS reported similar MT traits as adolescents, and an equal amount of moderate PA and SD as young adults. Further, patients reported a lower level of vigorous PA, compared to healthy adolescents and young adults.

Conclusions

Compared to healthy adolescents and young adults, patients at the moment of the diagnose of MS reported similar MT traits, SD and moderate PA. The pattern of results suggests that at the moment of the diagnose MS is not predictable by poor MT, poor sleep, and decreased level of moderate PA.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
e-Poster viewing: Sleep disorders and stress
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 41 , Issue S1: Abstract of the 25th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2017 , pp. s855
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017
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