ReviewNature reviews. Neurology2010
Life issues in multiple sclerosis.
Review in Nature reviews. Neurology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A systematic review of the impact of therapeutic education programs on the quality of life of people with Multiple Sclerosis.Health promotion perspectives · 2024Pooled it
- The size and behavior of virtual objects have influence on functional exercise and motivation of persons with multiple sclerosis: a randomized study.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Administration of subcutaneous interferon beta 1a in the evening: data from RELIEF study.Journal of neurology · 2020Trial
- Do cognitive dysfunction and fatigue impact illness perception in people living with multiple sclerosis?Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2026Article
- Wartime stress and relapse risk in people with multiple sclerosis: a prospective cohort study.Journal of neurology · 2025Article
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- The impact of therapeutic education programs on the quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis: Protocol of a systematic review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Review
- Economic burden of multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional study in Iran.Health economics review · 2022Article
- Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Multiple Sclerosis Work Difficulties Questionnaire (MSWDQ) Questionnaire.International journal of preventive medicine · 2022Article
- The impact of social media use on depression in multiple sclerosis patients.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2020Article
- Is it worth it?: The experiences of persons with multiple sclerosis as they access health care to manage their condition.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2020Article
- Greater Engagement with Health Information Is Associated with Adoption and Maintenance of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours in People with MS.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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- Anxiety, emotional processing and depression in people with multiple sclerosis.BMC neurology · 2017Article
- Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis Compared to Stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2015Article
- Current and emerging treatments for relapsing multiple sclerosis in Argentinian patients: a review.Degenerative neurological and neuromuscular disease · 2014Article
- Future MS care: a consensus statement of the MS in the 21st Century Steering Group.Journal of neurology · 2013Article
- Health-related quality of life outcomes at 1 and 5 years after a residential retreat promoting lifestyle modification for people with multiple sclerosis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2013Article
- Longitudinal changes in quality of life and related psychosocial variables in australians with multiple sclerosis.International journal of MS care · 2013Article
- Keeping cool: use of air conditioning by australians with multiple sclerosis.Multiple sclerosis international · 2012Article
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Authors and funding
1 author.
Funding
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Abstract
A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS), an incurable condition, introduces great uncertainty into virtually all aspects of a person's life. From early in the disease course, people with MS are vulnerable to disempowerment, poor psychological health, and social exclusion including high unemployment. Current health-care research for people with MS is reviewed here within the context of three philosophies of disability and health-care service provision: the biomedical, biopsychosocial and sociopolitical models. Some of the uncertainties concerning the patient's life that result from MS have been reduced by improved diagnostic tools, advances in immunotherapy, multidisciplinary rehabilitation, community programs, and provision of information specifically designed to facilitate shared decision-making and empowerment. Such progress is modest, however, and substantial improvements to the psychological health, empowerment, and quality of life of people with MS requires more sociopolitically oriented research.
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