ArticleInternational journal of MS care
Perspectives on Physical Activity Among People with Multiple Sclerosis Who Are Wheelchair Users: Informing the Design of Future Interventions.
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- Qualitative Exploration of a Tele-exercise Program to Inform the Design of Adaptive Intervention Strategies for Adults With Multiple Sclerosis.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Article
- Feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy of a wheelchair exercise training program in persons with multiple sclerosis: study protocol for a parallel group randomized controlled trial.Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology · 2024Article
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- Developing a community-engaged wheelchair exercise program for persons with MS: community advisory board formation and feedback.Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology · 2023Article
- The Proper Motor Control Model Revealed by Wheelchair Curling Quantification of Elite Athletes.Biology · 2022Article
- Physical activity programs for cardiovascular outcomes in community wheelchair users: A systematic review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Review
- Safety and Feasibility of Various Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling Protocols in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis Who Are Nonambulatory.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2020Article
- Understanding leisure-time physical activity: Voices of people with MS who have moderate-to-severe disability and their family caregivers.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2018Article
- Identifying preferred format and source of exercise information in persons with multiple sclerosis that can be delivered by health-care providers.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2017Article
- Effects of Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling on Fatigue and Quality of Life in People with Multiple Sclerosis Who Are Nonambulatory.International journal of MS careArticle
- Perceptions of physical activity guidelines among wheelchair users with multiple sclerosis.Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinicalArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPeople with advanced multiple sclerosis (MS) are less physically active than those with milder forms of the disease, and wheelchair use has a negative association with physical activity participation. Thus, wheelchair users with MS are doubly disadvantaged for accruing the benefits of physical activity and exercise. Appropriate physical activity and exercise interventions are needed for this population.
methodsWe undertook a qualitative study to explore the meanings, motivations, and outcomes of physical activity in wheelchair users with MS. We sought to understand daily opportunities to accumulate physical activity and exercise, and to identify perceived barriers, facilitators, and benefits that might inform the design of future interventions.
resultsWe interviewed 15 wheelchair users (mean age, 52 ± 8.8 years; n = 12 women). Data were transcribed and analyzed to identify and explore common themes. Our first theme was the reduced opportunity to participate in physical activity due to participants' dependence on mobility devices, environmental adaptations, and tangible support. Our second theme was the importance of incorporating physical activity and exercise into the everyday environment, highlighting the need for adaptive exercise and accessible environments. This indicated the need to incorporate behavior change modulators into physical activity and exercise interventions for those with advanced MS. Health-care professionals played an important role in promoting increased physical activity and exercise participation in those with advanced MS.
conclusionsOur findings may inform future interventions to increase initiation and maintenance of physical activity and exercise among people with advanced MS.
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