Core Stability Exercises Affect Hope and Its Components in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Young people are at a higher risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), which can adversely affect their social and personal lives and, thus, psychological capital such as hope.  Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of core stability exercises on the levels of...

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Main Authors: Seyedeh Fatemeh Shafaei, Pouyan Ebrahimi, Ensiyeh Babaie, Alireza Shahsavar, Payam Saadat, Sepanta Saadat
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Published: Guilan University of Medical Sciences 2025-04-01
Series:Caspian Journal of Neurological Sciences
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Online Access:http://cjns.gums.ac.ir/article-1-701-en.pdf
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Pouyan Ebrahimi
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Alireza Shahsavar
Payam Saadat
Sepanta Saadat
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description Background: Young people are at a higher risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), which can adversely affect their social and personal lives and, thus, psychological capital such as hope.  Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of core stability exercises on the levels of hope and its components in patients with MS. Materials & Methods: This research employed a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. This study was conducted on MS patients referred to the Omid Clinic of Babol University of Medical Sciences Babol City, Iran, from April to June 2018. Using the available sampling method, 36 patients (two groups of 18 people) were selected with the diagnosis of a neurologist and under similar drug treatments who could perform core stability exercises. The experimental group performed a core stability training protocol for 8 weeks, three sessions a week, and one day between each session, and each session took about 30 minutes. Snyder’s adult hope scale was administered in the pre-test and post-test stages for both groups.  Results: This study involved 24 women and 12 men, most of whom were in their third decade. Findings indicate the effectiveness of core stability exercises on resilience, purposefulness, self-control and ability to solve problems, stubbornness, and optimism (P<0.05). However, it has not influenced the belief component (P>0.05). Conclusion: Core stability exercises and medical and physical treatments in MS patients can improve their health because hope and its components increase with exercise.
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spelling doaj-art-08683f5abeb54cedab2031a2f59c82922025-08-20T03:05:07ZengGuilan University of Medical SciencesCaspian Journal of Neurological Sciences2423-48182025-04-01112123131Core Stability Exercises Affect Hope and Its Components in Patients With Multiple SclerosisSeyedeh Fatemeh Shafaei0Pouyan Ebrahimi1Ensiyeh Babaie2Alireza Shahsavar3Payam Saadat4Sepanta Saadat5 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran. Student Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran. Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran. Clinical Research Development Unit, Rouhani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences Babol, Iran. Student Research Committee, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran. Background: Young people are at a higher risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), which can adversely affect their social and personal lives and, thus, psychological capital such as hope.  Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of core stability exercises on the levels of hope and its components in patients with MS. Materials & Methods: This research employed a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. This study was conducted on MS patients referred to the Omid Clinic of Babol University of Medical Sciences Babol City, Iran, from April to June 2018. Using the available sampling method, 36 patients (two groups of 18 people) were selected with the diagnosis of a neurologist and under similar drug treatments who could perform core stability exercises. The experimental group performed a core stability training protocol for 8 weeks, three sessions a week, and one day between each session, and each session took about 30 minutes. Snyder’s adult hope scale was administered in the pre-test and post-test stages for both groups.  Results: This study involved 24 women and 12 men, most of whom were in their third decade. Findings indicate the effectiveness of core stability exercises on resilience, purposefulness, self-control and ability to solve problems, stubbornness, and optimism (P<0.05). However, it has not influenced the belief component (P>0.05). Conclusion: Core stability exercises and medical and physical treatments in MS patients can improve their health because hope and its components increase with exercise.http://cjns.gums.ac.ir/article-1-701-en.pdfmultiple sclerosiscore stabilityexercisehope
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Alireza Shahsavar
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Core Stability Exercises Affect Hope and Its Components in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Caspian Journal of Neurological Sciences
multiple sclerosis
core stability
exercise
hope
title Core Stability Exercises Affect Hope and Its Components in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
title_full Core Stability Exercises Affect Hope and Its Components in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
title_fullStr Core Stability Exercises Affect Hope and Its Components in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
title_full_unstemmed Core Stability Exercises Affect Hope and Its Components in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
title_short Core Stability Exercises Affect Hope and Its Components in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
title_sort core stability exercises affect hope and its components in patients with multiple sclerosis
topic multiple sclerosis
core stability
exercise
hope
url http://cjns.gums.ac.ir/article-1-701-en.pdf
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