Abstracts

Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Effects, Tolerance, and Response to COVID-19 Vaccines in Hispanic Puerto Rican Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: At the start of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic there was uncertainty among Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients about starting...

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Poster-Rehabilitation Poster

Physical Activity Vital Sign in Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Exercise is Medicine is a global health initiative launched by the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Medical...

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Poster-Relapse Therapy

Long-Term Safety of Satralizumab in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Results from the Open-Label Extension Periods of Sakurasky and Sakurastar

Background: Satralizumab reduced relapse risk vs placebo in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) patients and had a favourable...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Coping Moderates the Association between Symptoms and Functional and Affective Outcomes in the Daily Lives of Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Pain and fatigue are highly prevalent in multiple sclerosis (MS) and are associated with adverse outcomes spanning the...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Improving Communication about Multiple Sclerosis: The MS-Support Decision Aid

Background: Good communication between patients and their health care provider (HCP) is essential for shared decision making (SDM). We...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Differences in Expected Number of Clinical Management Events before and during Treatment with Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor Modulators for Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor modulators (S1Ps), a class of oral disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for multiple sclerosis...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Understanding MS Symptoms and Impacts through Semi-Structured Interviews with Clinical Experts and People Living with MS

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic progressive disease, affecting a broad range of important functions. In order to...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Adherence to Oral Disease Modifying Therapies in Clinical Practice and Patient-Centered Outcomes

Background: There are more than 20 disease modifying therapies (DMTs) approved for treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. Previous studies in the...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

The Relationship between Illness Intrusiveness and Walking in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Walking impairment is one of the hallmark symptoms of persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) and affects activities of daily...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Perceived Health Related Quality of Life and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis with and without Vascular Comorbidity

Background: Vascular comorbidities are prevalent in the multiple sclerosis (MS) population and can contribute to adverse health outcomes in...

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