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Experience of Identity Change in People Who Reported a Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis : A Qualitative Inquiry (2019)
Journal Article
Barker, A. B., Smale, K., Hunt, N., Lincoln, N. B., & das Nair, R. (2019). Experience of Identity Change in People Who Reported a Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis : A Qualitative Inquiry. International Journal of Ms Care, 21(5), 235-242. https://doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2018-069

Background: A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) can lead to changes to a person’s sense of self. The aim of this study was to investigate the subjective experience of identity change and subsequent adjustment to MS. Methods: Semi-structured in... Read More about Experience of Identity Change in People Who Reported a Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis : A Qualitative Inquiry.

Social Identity in People with Multiple Sclerosis: An Examination of Family Identity and Mood (2017)
Journal Article
Barker, A. B., Lincoln, N. B., Hunt, N., & das Nair, R. (2018). Social Identity in People with Multiple Sclerosis: An Examination of Family Identity and Mood. International Journal of Ms Care, 20(2), 85-91. https://doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2016-074

Background: Mood disorders are highly prevalent in people with MS. MS causes changes to a person’s sense of self. The Social Identity Model of Identity Change posits that group membership can have a positive effect on mood during identity change. The... Read More about Social Identity in People with Multiple Sclerosis: An Examination of Family Identity and Mood.

Comparing individual and group intervention for psychological adjustment in people with multiple sclerosis: a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article
das Nair, R., Kontou, E., Smale, K., Barker, A., & Lincoln, N. (2015). Comparing individual and group intervention for psychological adjustment in people with multiple sclerosis: a feasibility randomised controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215515616446

Objective To modify a published group intervention for adjustment to multiple sclerosis (MS) to suit an individual format, and to assess the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to compare individual and group intervention for people... Read More about Comparing individual and group intervention for psychological adjustment in people with multiple sclerosis: a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Social identity in people with multiple sclerosis: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research (2014)
Journal Article
Barker, A., das Nair, R., Lincoln, N., & Hunt, N. (2014). Social identity in people with multiple sclerosis: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research. Social Care and Neurodisability, 5(4), https://doi.org/10.1108/SCN-05-2014-0009

Purpose – Many aspects of the self are lost as a consequence of having multiple sclerosis (MS). A person's identity can be altered by negative self-concepts, which are associated with poor psychological wellbeing and can lead individuals to reconstr... Read More about Social identity in people with multiple sclerosis: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research.