تاثير برنامه خود مراقبتي مبتني بر الگوي اورم بر ابعاد جسمي كيفيت زندگي بيماران مبتلا به مولتيپل اسكلروزيس

The effect of Orem based self-care program on physical quality of life in multiple sclerosis patients.

Background and aim: Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, progressive and degenerative myelin sheath of the central nervous system. Which significantly affects quality of life? The aim of this study was to assess the effect of Orem based self-eare program on physical quality oflife in multiple sclerosis. Metbods: In this clinicaltrial a total of70 patients with multiple sclerosis with age range 20-40 years, (members of multiple sclerosis association) were randomly divided into two groups of experimental and control (35 patients in each group). The experimental group was treated with self-care program based on Orem self-care frame work compared to the control group. Data were analyzed using xʹ, t, and paired t tests. Results: There was no significant difference in the cases of quality of life and demographic characteristics of patients in the control and test groups, before intervention. The mean score of life quality, after intervention, in the test group (66.5±41.8) was more than that (43.24±12.79) in the control group (P