Qualitative studies regarding MS
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2015 3:05 pm
Has anyone found any Qualitative research on MS? I haven't found any and I am interested. For those who don't know what Qualitative research is, it is research performed through the collection of subjective and objective data rather than using raw number data. Quantitative research is what we mostly find on MS.
I would like to know what people with MS have in common. Has anyone researched that? I know that geographical and ethnicity studies have been conducted. It seems like the researchers are mainly focused on the mechanism of disease progression and it's pathology. For instance, I have observed that people I have seen with MS appear to be from middle class. I asked one Dr. if she would agree with that statement, and she agreed.
Id like to ask questions like these:
Do we have similar jobs?
What is our average intelligence?
How many have jobs where we have to critically think and problem solve, not just using mathematics either?
Do we have a stressful lifestyle?
How many people diagnosed with MS have held a longstanding grudge or resentment toward someone or something?
Annual income?
Of course in subjective research the questions shouldn't be biased in nature- like mine are. I am a RN, in a doctoral program, with high intelligence and critically think on a daily basis- and have for many years. Is it possible to actually "fry" your brain? Like to think so hard, for a prolonged period of time, that it causes something negative to happen to our neurotransmitters? Its a theory of mine.
Why do scientists believe that something "wrong" is happening in our brains? Isnt it possible that our body is reacting "appropriately" to something that has gone wrong with our nerves? When we get a cut, our cells react to the injury and begin to fight infection and repair the damaged tissue, right? I haven't read all of the available MS studies, for I was diagnosed less than a year ago, so Im not abreast on all current data. But, isn't it possible that our myelin is diseased and our body is trying to rid us of this diseased tissue? Our body would then be acting "appropriately". Maybe we need a way to make our myelin healthier and stronger rather than alter our bodies natural neural processes.
If anyone has knows any links to qualitative MS research, or any similar information to share, please share.
Thanks.
I would like to know what people with MS have in common. Has anyone researched that? I know that geographical and ethnicity studies have been conducted. It seems like the researchers are mainly focused on the mechanism of disease progression and it's pathology. For instance, I have observed that people I have seen with MS appear to be from middle class. I asked one Dr. if she would agree with that statement, and she agreed.
Id like to ask questions like these:
Do we have similar jobs?
What is our average intelligence?
How many have jobs where we have to critically think and problem solve, not just using mathematics either?
Do we have a stressful lifestyle?
How many people diagnosed with MS have held a longstanding grudge or resentment toward someone or something?
Annual income?
Of course in subjective research the questions shouldn't be biased in nature- like mine are. I am a RN, in a doctoral program, with high intelligence and critically think on a daily basis- and have for many years. Is it possible to actually "fry" your brain? Like to think so hard, for a prolonged period of time, that it causes something negative to happen to our neurotransmitters? Its a theory of mine.
Why do scientists believe that something "wrong" is happening in our brains? Isnt it possible that our body is reacting "appropriately" to something that has gone wrong with our nerves? When we get a cut, our cells react to the injury and begin to fight infection and repair the damaged tissue, right? I haven't read all of the available MS studies, for I was diagnosed less than a year ago, so Im not abreast on all current data. But, isn't it possible that our myelin is diseased and our body is trying to rid us of this diseased tissue? Our body would then be acting "appropriately". Maybe we need a way to make our myelin healthier and stronger rather than alter our bodies natural neural processes.
If anyone has knows any links to qualitative MS research, or any similar information to share, please share.
Thanks.