Theory of Mind (ToM) is the ability to understand and attribute mental states to ourselves and others. People with Multiple Sclerosis (pwMS) could present an impairment of this ability, with negative consequences on their social relationships and Quality of Life (QoL). We aimed to design and implement a novel ToM rehabilitation training, testing its efficacy on the promotion of emotional and mental states understanding, on QoL and on the alexithymia traits.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
40
Rehabilitation with behavioural stimuli
IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi
Milan, Italy
RECRUITINGReading the Mind from the Eyes (RMET)
A measure of affective ToM
Time frame: 4 weeks
Strange Stories
A measure of advanced ToM
Time frame: 4 weeks
Faux pas
A measure of both cognitive and affective advanced ToM
Time frame: 4 weeks
False Belief Task
A measure of cognitiveToM
Time frame: 4 weeks
Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20)
A measure of Alexithymia traits
Time frame: 4 weeks
Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life 54 questionnaire (MSQOL54)
A measure of Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis
Time frame: 4 weeks
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
A measure of global cognitive level
Time frame: 4 weeks
The Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Test (BRB-NT)
A measure of cognitive functions in Multiple Sclerosis
Time frame: 4 weeks
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