Clinical Study
Identification of Personal Factors in Motor Neurone Disease: A Pilot Study
Table 2
Personal factors reported by participants with motor neurone disease (MND) which affected their experience of living with MND.
| Personal factors category | Personal factors examples |
| Demographic factors | Gender | Race | Age | Educational status | Socioeconomic status |
| Emotional states | Frustration | Depression | Stress | Anxiety | Fear | Worry | Degrading | Grumpy | Loss of confidence | Anger | Self-esteem | Embarrassment | Hope (both hopeful and hopeless) | Guilt | Grief | Loss | Gratitude |
| Coping strategies and styles | Problem solving | Search for information | Planning | PositivityAcceptance | Humour | Religion | Using support | Denial | Avoidance |
| Personality | Stubborn | Easy-going |
| Beliefs | Religious beliefs | Self-esteem |
| Attitudes (of the patient) | Grateful attitude (towards family and health professionals) | Fighting attitude | Attitude towards assisted suicide | Being organised |
| “Other” | Perceived support |
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