Nutritional Lifestyle Modification Program for Multiple Sclerosis patients
nofel, S., M. Abd-ElAal, E., M.Elsayed, D., A.Mohammed, W. (2025). Nutritional Lifestyle Modification Program for Multiple Sclerosis patients. EKB Journal Management System, 10(5), 73-82. doi: 10.21608/bjas.2025.371427.1654
safa nofel; Ebtisam M. Abd-ElAal; Doaa M.Elsayed; Wafaa A.Mohammed. "Nutritional Lifestyle Modification Program for Multiple Sclerosis patients". EKB Journal Management System, 10, 5, 2025, 73-82. doi: 10.21608/bjas.2025.371427.1654
nofel, S., M. Abd-ElAal, E., M.Elsayed, D., A.Mohammed, W. (2025). 'Nutritional Lifestyle Modification Program for Multiple Sclerosis patients', EKB Journal Management System, 10(5), pp. 73-82. doi: 10.21608/bjas.2025.371427.1654
nofel, S., M. Abd-ElAal, E., M.Elsayed, D., A.Mohammed, W. Nutritional Lifestyle Modification Program for Multiple Sclerosis patients. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 10(5): 73-82. doi: 10.21608/bjas.2025.371427.1654

Nutritional Lifestyle Modification Program for Multiple Sclerosis patients

Benha Journal of Applied Sciences
Volume 10, Issue 5, May 2025, Page 73-82  XML PDF (387.67 K)
Document Type: Original Research Papers
DOI: 10.21608/bjas.2025.371427.1654
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Authors
safa nofel email 1; Ebtisam M. Abd-ElAal2; Doaa M.Elsayed2; Wafaa A.Mohammed2
1faculty of nursing benha university
2Community Health Nursing Dept., Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Nutrition plays a role in alleviating symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), such as chronic, autoimmune inflammation of the central nervous system. Aim: was to assess the impact of a nutritional lifestyle modification program on patients with MS. Design and setting: A quasi experimental research conducted at Benha University Hospital at Cardiac Outpatient Clinic and MS Out-patient Clinic affiliated to Health Insurance Hospital. Sample: A convenience sample included 173 patients attended to previously mentioned settings. Tools: Two tools were used: I) A structured Interviewing questionnaire to assess demographic characteristics of the studied patients, medical history and their knowledge. II) Nutritional lifestyle practices. Results: 76.3% and 71.7% of the studied patients had good total knowledge level about MS during post program and follow up phase respectively compared with 6.4% in pre-program phase. In addition; 82.1% and 81.5% of the studied patients had healthy total nutritional practices after implementation of the program and at follow-up phase respectively compared with 12.7% pre-program phase Conclusion: Nutritional lifestyle modification program succeeded in improving knowledge and nutritional lifestyle practices of the studied patients with MS. Recommendations: Dissemination of nutritional lifestyle booklet for other MS patients.
Keywords
Nutrition; lifestyle modification; multiple sclerosis
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