Abstracts

Poster-Rehabilitation Poster

A Scoping Review of Task-Oriented Exercise Effects on Motor Function in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Exercise improves cardiorespiratory and musculoskeletal fitness for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Recent work suggests...

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Poster-Rehabilitation Poster

Needs and Perceptions of a Mobile Application Based on the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults with Multiple Sclerosis in the United States

Background: The uptake of the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines (PAGs) for adults with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be facilitated...

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Poster-Rehabilitation Poster

Contradictory Roles of Exercise Participation: A Qualitative Synthesis

Background: Exercise is becoming increasingly medicalized among populations experiencing disability such as those with multiple sclerosis...

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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-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Multiple Sclerosis and the Ability to Participate in Social Roles and Activities: Disease Impact Beyond Physical Disability

Background: Multiple Sclerosis is a central demyelinating disease that often results in visible motor and coordination or ambulation impact...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Factors Associated with Stigma in People with Multiple Sclerosis.

Background: Social stigma is a common experience among persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), and it may impact daily functioning, quality...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Trends in Absence Time and Payments Due to Long- and Short-Term Disability and Workers’ Compensation for Employees with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Employers offer a variety of absence benefits. It is unknown how benefit design impacts the use of the benefits, the length of...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Assessing the Impact of Disease Activity and Fatigue Symptom on Work Productivity and Activity Impairment in Patients with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is well known to reduce work productivity and adversely affect usual activities. Although previous...

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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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