2021 CMSC Annual Meeting

Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Characterizing Activities of Daily Living in MS Patients with Processing Speed Scores Above and below a Threshold Previously Shown to Predict Employment Status

Background: Cognitive impairment can occur early in the course of multiple sclerosis (MS) and worsen progressively over time, impacting...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Understanding Health and Well-Being of Women with MS: Implications for Health Care Providers

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating neurological disease that is three times more likely to impact women. Gender is a key...

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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

Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Trials: Critical Assessment and Insights from People Living with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) clinical trials often include patient-reported outcomes (PROs) to quantify treatment effects not...

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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

Multiple Sclerosis Specialist Nurse Care: Patterns of Access and Impact on Health Outcomes

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) specialist nurses are an integral part of the multidisciplinary health care team of people with MS....

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Telehealth Utilization and Clinical Outcomes in Four MS Centers during the COVID Pandemic: Real-World Evidence from the 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

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

A Coach Supported Standardized Approach for Quality Improvement (QI) in the Multiple Sclerosis Continuous Quality Improvement (MS-CQI) Research Collaborative.

Background: MS-CQI is the first multicenter improvement research collaborative for MS. MS-CQI was a three-year study (2018-2020) of...

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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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