Tag: PhD

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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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

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

MS Is Just like a Family Member: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Lived Experiences of Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is perhaps one of the most traumatizing and daunting diagnosis that many people are forced to come to...

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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-Neurophysiology; Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry

Examining the Influence of Processing Speed on the Relation between Backward Walking and Falls in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Backward walking (BW) is a complex motor task that requires increased cognitive demands. In persons with multiple sclerosis...

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Poster-Psychosocial Factors

Attitudes Toward Biobanking Among Persons with MS

Background: Biobanks that collect and preserve biological samples linked to demographic, phenotypic and clinical data are a critical...

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