Tag: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Poster-Rehabilitation Poster

A Review of Participant Characteristics in Theory-Based Physical Activity Behavior Change Programs in MS: Missing the Greatest Potential for Lifelong Benefits

Background: Physical activity may be beneficial for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), but this population is still physically inactive...

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Poster-Rehabilitation Poster

Needs and Perceptions of a Mobile Application Based on the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults with Multiple Sclerosis in the United States

Background: The uptake of the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines (PAGs) for adults with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be facilitated...

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Poster-Rehabilitation Poster

Contradictory Roles of Exercise Participation: A Qualitative Synthesis

Background: Exercise is becoming increasingly medicalized among populations experiencing disability such as those with multiple sclerosis...

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Poster-Rehabilitation Poster

Is Depression Associated with Volume and Pattern of Sedentary Behavior in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis?

Background: Depression is highly prevalent and influences physical function and mobility disability in persons with MS. There are data...

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Poster-Neuroimmunology and disease models

Enhanced IL2 Induced Activation of STAT5 in Effector CD4 and CD8 T Cell Populations from Treatment Naïve Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Polymorphisms within the IL2RA gene (CD25) is a risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS), raising the possibility that IL2...

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Poster-Epidemiology and Genetics

Demographic and Clinical Associations with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder in an Academic Medical Center

Background: Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD) is a rare, inflammatory CNS syndrome, which, left untreated, may result in...

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Platform-Psychosocial

Social-Cognitive Correlates of Physical Activity in Fatigued and Non-Fatigued Persons with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: There is interest in the application of behavioral interventions for increasing physical activity among adults with multiple...

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Platform-Disease Management

COVID-19 in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody Disease Patients in North America

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) raised...

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Platform-Psychosocial

Health-Related Quality of Life across the Lifespan in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis and Healthy Controls

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is reduced in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared with the general population,...

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