Assessing validity and reliability of the Benefit Finding Scale in Italian people with multiple sclerosis and their caregivers
Results support the BFS as a valid and invariant three-factor measure of benefit finding among Italian PwMS and their caregivers. This scale use in clinical practice could help health professionals track participants' experience of positive changes under adverse circumstances, as assets in managing stress and promoting illness adjustment.
Authors
- Monica Falautano
- Maria Esmeralda Quartuccio
- Claudia Niccolai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2746-7500)
- Monica Grobberio
- Antonella Delle Fave (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1381-6538)
- Beatrice Biolzi
- Marta Verdun Li Bassi
- Rosa Gemma Viterbo
- Clara Grazia Chisari
Institutions
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
- University of Milan (IT)
- University of Catania (IT)
- University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
- Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation (IT)
- Institute of Neurological Sciences (IT)
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Lariana (IT)
- IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele (IT)
- Carlo Forlanini Hospital (IT)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (IT)
- University of Turin (IT)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurological Sciences
- Published
- 2026-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-025-08776-6
- Primary Topic
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla
- Ministero della Salute