Multiple Sclerosis, Quality of Life
Conditions
Keywords
Coaching
Brief summary
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex disease that negatively impacts a person's ability to participate in a wide range of important and meaningful activities1-4. MS rehabilitation interventions often focus on reducing symptoms, with the assumption that fewer symptoms will lead to improved participation in daily activities5-8. Yet, literature shows that engagement in necessary and desired activities requires more than symptom reduction - it requires people with chronic diseases like MS to apply their knowledge and skills to a complex self-management process9-11 that balances personal values, and activity and environmental demands. Core self-management skills include self-monitoring, problem-solving, decision-making, goal setting, action planning, and the ability to adjust plans when necessary12. Looking beyond MS, coaching interventions have enabled people with stroke13-16, traumatic brain injury17, and Parkinson's disease18, 19 to develop self-management skills and achieve personally meaningful activity goals. Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC) is a well-developed form of coaching that builds competence in core self-management skills and improves participation in daily activities20, 21. The investigator's preliminary work indicates that OPC is an acceptable and feasible intervention for people with MS22. The investigators now must determine if OPC reduces the impact of MS on participation in daily activities and increases the satisfaction of people with MS in performance of personally important daily activities. Therefore, the investigators will conduct a waitlist-control randomized clinical trial (RCT) with 30 adults with MS to determine if receipt of six OPC sessions improves participants' satisfaction with performance in daily activities (primary outcome). The investigators will also examine whether OPC reduces illness intrusiveness (MS impact), improves resilience, and improves autonomy and participation (secondary outcomes).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALOccupational Performance Coaching
Six sessions of OPC delivered by telephone over 10 weeks.
Sponsors
Dorothy Kessler
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
Waitlist control trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* able to participate in coaching in English.
Exclusion criteria
1. serious cognitive impairment as indicated by a score of 10 or more on the Short Blessed Test, 2. severe depression as measured by the PHQ-2 3. are receiving life, health or executive coaching by a certified coach
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Canadian Occupational Performance Measure | Pre-intervention, 10 weeks, and 2 months post intervention | Measure of performance and satisfaction with performance and satisfaction on a scale of 1-10 where 10 indicates higher performance or satisfaction with performance. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Illness Intrusiveness Rating Scale | Pre-intervention, 10 weeks, and 2 months post intervention | The Illness Intrusiveness Rating Scale captures induced interference of chronic disease and treatment on valued activities and interests. The scale is a brief self-report questionnaire that is composed of 13 items: health, diet, work, active recreation, passive recreation, financial situation, relationship with your spouse, sex life, family relations, other social relations, self-expression/ self-improvement, religious expression, and community and civic involvement. Respondents rate the degree to which their illness and/or treatment interfere with these domains using a seven-point scale (1- not very much, 7 - very much). A higher overall score (range13-91) indicates a higher level of illness intrusiveness. |
| MS Impact Scale-29 | Pre-intervention, 10 weeks, and 2 months post intervention | The MS Impact scale is a 29-item scale that measures the impact of MS on day-to day life on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (extremely). Higher scores (range 29-145) indicate higher impact of MS on daily life. |
| Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 | Pre-intervention, 10 weeks, and 2 months post intervention | The CDRS is a 10 item questionnaire used to measure participant's perception of their ability to cope and adapt to challenges. Scores range from 0-40 where a higher score indicates better resilience. |
| Impact on Participation and Autonomy Questionnaire | Pre-intervention, 10 weeks, and 2 months post intervention | The IPA provides a measure of limitations in participation and autonomy. The tool includes 39 questions across 5 domains: autonomy indoors, autonomy outdoors, family role, social life and relationships, and work and education. Participants rate each item on scale from 0 (very good) to 4 (very poor). Score range is 0-156 with higher scores representing poorer autonomy and participation. |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed