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3 April 2025
Vol. 38 No. 2 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.4081/gimle.654

Motoneuron diseases: impact on health professionals

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Motoneuron disease, psychological assessment, caregivers.
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Paola Cerutti
Psychology Unit, S. Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Veruno (NO), Italy.
Valentina Solara
Regional Center ALS (CRESLA), Department of Neurology, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy.
Silvia Rossi Ferrario
silvia.ferrario@fsm.it
Regional Center ALS (CRESLA), Department of Neurology, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy.

The approach to patients affected by motor neuron disease (MND) and their caregivers requires specific training for the care-team. In fact, the progression of the disease, with the decline of physical - and sometimes cognitive - function, the increasing difficulties in speaking, breathing, and swallowing and the need of invasive choices, as the artificial nutrition and tracheostomy, constitute a challenge for the health professionals, often generating distress. For this reason, their cohesion and sharing abilities are fundamental. Psychologist assumes a strategic role in supporting and facilitating the analysis of clinical cases and of the team's intra/interpersonal dynamics. For this aim, he/she needs specific training and instruments. We here present a semi-structured interview - the Motor Neuron Disease-Psychological Interview (MoNeDi-Pl)which may guide in the psychological assessment of patients affected by MNDs and their caregivers. It can also be a handy reference tool for other members of the healthcare team providing necessary information about the patient and caregiver in order to optimize clinical decision making about which health interventions to apply.

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Motoneuron diseases: impact on health professionals. (2025). Giornale Italiano Di Medicina Del Lavoro Ed Ergonomia, 38(2), 69-78. https://doi.org/10.4081/gimle.654
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