Factors influencing healthy aging with multiple sclerosis: a qualitative study

M Ploughman, MW Austin, M Murdoch… - Disability and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the factors influencing healthy aging
from the perspective of the older person with multiple sclerosis (MS) in order to build …

Home-based, square-stepping exercise program among older adults with multiple sclerosis: results of a feasibility randomized controlled study

E Sebastião, E McAuley, R Shigematsu… - Contemporary clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
There is very little known about exercise rehabilitation approaches for older adults with
multiple sclerosis (MS), yet this growing segment of the MS population experiences declines …

Physical activity and walking performance across the lifespan among adults with multiple sclerosis

JF Baird, KLJ Cederberg, EM Sikes, SL Silveira… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background There is consistent evidence of an association between physical activity and
walking performance in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). To date, this relationship has …

Fatigue heralding multiple sclerosis

JR Berger, J Pocoski, R Preblick… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Fatigue is a common symptom in multiple sclerosis (MS) and is an important
determinant of overall well-being and disability. Objective: To assess the frequency with …

A 60-year follow-up of the incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Hordaland County, Western Norway

N Grytten, JH Aarseth, HMB Lunde… - Journal of Neurology …, 2016 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective Investigate the incidence of multiple sclerosis during 1953–2013 and estimate the
prevalence rate of MS on 1 January 2003 and 2013 in Hordaland County, Western Norway …

Impact of aging on treatment considerations for multiple sclerosis patients

G Macaron, C Larochelle, N Arbour, M Galmard… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
With a rapidly aging global population and improvement of outcomes with newer multiple
sclerosis (MS)-specific disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), the epidemiology of MS has …

Physical function across the lifespan in adults with multiple sclerosis: an application of the short physical performance battery

B Jeng, P Šilić, RE Bollaert, BM Sandroff… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) typically has its onset in early and middle adulthood, but
the population is steadily becoming more dominated by older adults. One of the primary …

Multiple sclerosis in older adults: the clinical profile and impact of interferon Beta treatment

A Shirani, Y Zhao, J Petkau, P Gustafson… - BioMed research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background. We examined (1) patient characteristics and disease‐modifying drug (DMD)
exposure in late‐onset (LOMS,≥ 50 years at symptom onset) versus adult‐onset (AOMS, 18 …

Predicting multiple sclerosis from gait dynamics using an instrumented treadmill: A machine learning approach

R Kaur, Z Chen, R Motl, ME Hernandez… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurological condition which widely affects people 50-
60 years of age. While clinical presentations of MS are highly heterogeneous, mobility …

Use of state sequence analysis for care pathway analysis: The example of multiple sclerosis

J Roux, O Grimaud, E Leray - Statistical methods in medical …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The concept of care pathways is increasingly being used to enhance the quality of care and
to optimize the use of resources for health care. We here propose an innovative method in …