ArticleMultiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical
National estimates of self-reported sitting time in adults with multiple sclerosis.
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- Patterns and correlates of sedentary behaviour among people with multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
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- Assessment of a home-based standing frame programme in people with progressive multiple sclerosis (SUMS): a pragmatic, multi-centre, randomised, controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis.The Lancet. Neurology · 2019Trial
- Sedentary behavior, physical activity, and health-related quality of life in adults with multiple sclerosis.Disability and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Effect of physical activity and sedentary sitting time on psychological quality of life of people with and without disabilities; A survey from Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Barriers to exercise and the role of general practitioner: A cross-sectional survey among people with multiple sclerosis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Physical activity and self-reported sleep quality in adults with multiple sclerosis.Disability and health journal · 2021Article
- RCT of a Telehealth Group-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Multiple Sclerosis: eFIT.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2021Article
- Sociodemographic and clinical correlates of device-measured sedentary behaviour in multiple sclerosis.Disability and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Validity and Acceptability of Wearable Devices for Monitoring Step-Count and Activity Minutes Among People With Multiple Sclerosis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2021Article
- The SitLess With MS Program: Intervention Feasibility and Change in Sedentary Behavior.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2020Article
- Is Symptomatic Fatigue Associated With Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors Among Persons With Multiple Sclerosis?Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2020Article
- Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and restless legs syndrome in persons with multiple sclerosis.Journal of the neurological sciences · 2019Article
- Validity of sitting time scores from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form in multiple sclerosis.Rehabilitation psychology · 2019Article
- An Intervention for Changing Sedentary Behavior Among African Americans With Multiple Sclerosis: Protocol.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Management of multiple sclerosis symptoms through reductions in sedentary behaviour: protocol for a feasibility study.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Feasibility of "Sit Less, Move More": An intervention for reducing sedentary behavior Among African Americans with MS.Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinicalArticle
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundLimited data exist on the prevalence and distribution of sedentary behavior (SB) in multiple sclerosis (MS).
objectiveThe objective of this paper is to describe sitting time as a metric of SB in a large national sample of people with MS.
methodsA total of 8004 individuals from the North American Research Committee on MS (NARCOMS) Registry completed the sitting time question from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire in spring 2015. We present descriptive data on sitting time for the total sample and across sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral characteristics.
resultsThe final sample included 6483 individuals. Of these, 36.7% were classified with mild disability, 24.7% with moderate disability, and 38.6% with severe disability. Median sitting time for the total sample was 480 min/day (P25 = 310 min/day, P75 = 720 min/day). Sitting time was highest for individuals with MS who were male (540 min/day), not married (540 min/day), had a disease duration >30 years (540 min/day), were underweight (540.5 min/day), had an annual income of < $15,000 (585 min/day), presented with a progressive form of MS (600 min/day), were classified as insufficiently active (600 min/day), or presented with severe disability (661 min/day).
conclusionSitting time is twice as high in individuals with MS compared to the general population (240 min/day).
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