Szukana fraza: [Abstrakt = "INTRODUCTION. Acceptance of the disease is one of the most important indicators of the patient's adaptation to the situation changed by the disease. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a disease with a very unfavorable prognosis, and the progressive neurodegenerative process leads to full disability and dependence on third parties and medical equipment. Accepting such a severe disease is not easy and may be associated with many factors that may determine the level of acceptance of the disease. OBJECTIVE. The aim of the study was to assess the level of acceptance and its determinants in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS. The study involved 64 patients diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis treated at the Neurological Outpatient Clinic and at the Clinical Department of the Neurology Clinic of the University Hospital in Krakow. The study was conducted with the consent of the Bioethics Committee of the Jagiellonian University in the period from December 7, 2018 to October 31, 2020. The study used the method of a diagnostic survey. An original questionnaire and standardized research tools were used to collect the data\: the Acceptance of Illness Scale \(AIS\), the Dispositional Optimism Scale \/ Life Orientation Test \(LOT\-R\; Life Orientation Test\), the Generalized Self\-Efficacy Scale \(GSES\; Generalized Self\-Efficasy Scale\), two subscales from the Ber"]

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