Abstracts

Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

The Can Do Multiple Sclerosis Outcomes Study: Study Design to Evaluate Program Outcomes

Background: Assessment of self-efficacy has been a focus of Can Do MS programs given prior research showing associations between higher...

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Evaluating the Impact of Fatigue Symptoms on Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Using Longitudinal Data from the Phase III Optimum Study

Background: Fatigue is a common symptom experienced by patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS); and, the impact of fatigue on work...

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

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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