Coping and psychological well-being among persons with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: The role of perceived self-efficacy.

Objective: To explore self-efficacy as a possible mediator in the relationship between adaptive coping and psychological well-being (PWB) in persons with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).

Method: 174 persons with RRMS (91% Female) completed an online survey consisting of psychosocial questionnaires. The COPE Inventory was used to create an adaptive coping composite that accounts for the relative contributions of both active and avoidant coping.

Multiple sclerosis is associated with differences in semantic memory structure.

Objective: Although language is often considered to be largely intact in multiple sclerosis (MS), word-finding difficulties are a common complaint. Recent work suggests that declines in language are not solely the result of motoric and cognitive slowing that is most strongly associated with MS. Network science approaches have been effectively used to examine network structure as it relates to clinical conditions, aging, and language.

Associations between Social Support and Cognitive Performance among Persons with MS.

Background: Social support is a protective factor against cognitive decline in the general population. However, the relationship between social support and cognitive functioning among persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) is not well understood.

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the associations between different aspects of social support and cognitive performance among persons with MS.

A Study Protocol for a Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial of an Intervention to Improve Outcomes After Spinal Cord Injury.

Background: The consequences of spinal cord injury (SCI) can place significant demands on an individual's coping mechanisms. Interventions to promote psychological adjustment and coping are often included in inpatient rehabilitation programs; however, following discharge, many individuals with SCI do not receive ongoing counseling or education about psychological adjustment to disability. Effective postacute treatment models are needed to help individuals with SCI build skills that help them adapt to the stresses associated with a chronic physical disability, alleviate the consequences of anxiety and depression, and enhance subjective well-being.

Differences in beginner and expert neurointerventionalists" heart rate variability during simulated neuroangiographies.

Background: Likewise work experience, heart rate variability (HRV) has repeatedly been correlated with improved performance under real life and simulator conditions. Using HRV as a correlate of workload, it is meaningful to assess the impact of work experience. To understand the impact of work experience on HRV metrics, we examined differences in HRV among experts and beginners during simulated endovascular neuroradiological procedures.