Objective:

To describe the levels of Experimental avoidance (EA) in patients with Multiple sclerosis (MS) and establish the main nursing diagnoses.

Methods:

cross-sectional study carried out with 51 patients in two MS associations The self-applied scale Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II was used.

Results:

The average score for the experiential avoidance was 23.84. The analysis by factors shows higher scores for emotional overflow (46.02 %).

Conclusion:

Experience avoidance is an ineffective coping response to multiple sclerosis, and there has been a higher prevalence among the female sex. It is proposed to include tools that allow the early diagnosis of cognitive alterations related to this pathology from Primary Health Care.