Tag: PhD

Poster-Rehabilitation Poster

Characterizing the Relationship between Neurological/Mental Health and Physical Activity Levels in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Physical activity is one way that persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) (PwMS) can manage disease symptoms and progression....

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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-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-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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