Abstracts

Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Fatigue Evolution for Patients without Relapses on the Fsiq-RMS Symptoms Domain

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that results in progressive and...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Assessing Presence of MS-Related Symptoms As a Proxy for Disease Severity in Multiple Sclerosis Using Administrative Claims Data

Background: Healthcare claims data lack clinically relevant variables such as disease severity. Objectives: Assess multiple sclerosis...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Assessing Patient-Reported Outcomes and Pharmacist Interventions in Multiple Sclerosis within an Integrated Care Center

Background: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) responses can be used to measure patients’ health status, functioning, quality of life, and...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Clinical and Economic Impact of Employees Who Are Care Partners of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Historically, there has been limited research on care partners of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Employers, health care...

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Poster-Psychosocial Factors

COVID-19 Impact on Loneliness and Rates of Depression and Anxiety in Individuals with MS

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a decline in mental health, due to the stress imposed by direct effects (e.g., loss of...

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Poster-Psychosocial Factors

Cognitive Fatigability and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Persons with Advanced Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Fatigue, both physical and cognitive, is one of the most prevalent and disabling symptoms experienced by persons with multiple...

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Poster-Psychosocial Factors

Association of Social Support with Resilience As Moderated By Depression, Anxiety, and Personality in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune neurologic condition that affects adults in the prime of their youth, and it is...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Gratitude, Perceived Stress, and Quality of Life Among Patients with MS

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by an unpredictable course of neurological symptoms that are thought to be exacerbated...

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Poster-Psychosocial Factors

Styles of Coping, Wellbeing, and Perceived Stress in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Self-Compassion and Personality

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated demyelinating disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS) affecting 1.1 million...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Patient Reported Outcomes from Pharmacist-Led Multiple Sclerosis Assessments in a Specialty Pharmacy Setting

Background: Disease-modifying therapy (DMT) has demonstrated benefits for patients in reducing relapse rates, disability progression, and...

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