Dealing with Chronic Illness: Experiences of Iranian Families of Persons with Multiple Sclerosis—A Qualitative Study

Table 2

Categories and subcategories related to dealing with present situation.

Main categories	Subcategories
Using spirituality	Trust in God
	Sincere worship
	Faith in God
	Belief in destiny
	Relying on religious values
Living with hope	Hopefulness
	Optimism
Experiencing persistence and stability	Maintaining morale
	Self-reliance
	Independence in care
	Managing the conditions
Seeking support	Seeking financial support
	Seeking social support
	Seeking emotional support
Seeking alternative treatments	Discontinuing current treatment
	Seeking more effective medications
	Testing new medication
	Resort to traditional remedy and nondrug treatment