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June 27, 2026Journal of research in nursing

The effect of a web-based self-care education programme on the health-promoting behaviours of patients with multiple sclerosis: a randomised controlled trial

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SASara AkbariKAKourosh AminiSGSeyede Fatemeh Gheiasi

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Overview

Randomised trial shows web-based self-care programme improves health-promoting behaviours in patients with MS, suggesting a beneficial intervention.

Key Points

  • This study aims to examine the impact of a web-based self-care programme on health-promoting behaviours in patients with multiple sclerosis.
  • 91 MS patients were randomly assigned to control (n=46) and experimental (n=45) groups using block randomisation.
  • The experimental group engaged in a web-based self-care programme, while the control group received standard care.
  • Data were collected with questionnaires and analysed using SPSS-26 with statistical tests.
  • The experimental group’s health-promoting behaviours score increased from 109.97 to 119.97 (p=0.002).
  • The control group showed almost no change in health-promoting behaviours score (110.83 to 111.72).
  • Post-programme scores were significantly higher in the experimental group compared to the control group.

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Akbari et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3f67e2aea7db3c1953f279https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871261445355
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