Abstracts

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

Health and Wellness Needs Reported to Influence Quality of Life in People with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, a Qualitative Investigation

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic progressive neurological disease diagnosed commonly between 20-50 years of age, with over...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Direct Cost Associated with Multiple Sclerosis and Important Components; A Population-Based Study 1997-2017

Direct cost associated with Multiple sclerosis: A Population-Based Study 1997-2017 Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

An Update on Participants in the Iconquerms Network.

Background: iConquerMS is a multiple sclerosis (MS) participant-powered research network (PPRN), dedicated to engaging people affected by...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Improving Health Outcomes of MS Patients during the Pandemic

Background: Living with MS has been particularly challenging during the pandemic; from the emotional and physical toll, to fears about...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Integrating User Experience Improves Participant Engagement: A Co-Design Initiative in the Multiple Sclerosis Continuous Quality Improvement (MS-CQI) Improvement Research Collaborative.

Background: MS-CQI is the first multi-center improvement research collaborative for MS care. MS-CQI was a three-year study (2018-2020) to...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Examining Fatigue in Progressive MS: Results from a Qualitative Study and Review of PRO Measures

Background: Although fatigue is one of the most common symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) and several patient-reported outcome (PRO)...

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Poster-Psychosocial Factors

Association of Lifestyle Physical Activity with Physical and Cognitive Fatigue in Individuals with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Fatigue is one of the most common and disabling symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Participation in physical activity is...

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