Willingness to engage in post-discharge follow-up service conducted via video telemedicine: Cross-sectional study

T Li, Y Zhang, G Wang, J Xie, J Hu, D Zhu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Leading influencing factors for telemedicine implementation remain unclear,
affecting the focus of intervention strategies. Despite recent effectiveness evidence of video …

Diagnosis concealment is associated with psychosocial outcomes in persons with multiple sclerosis

A Kever, CS Riley, VM Leavitt - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) frequently conceal their diagnosis, fearing
professional and personal repercussions of disclosing. Associations of concealment …

The experience of stigma and concealment in multiple sclerosis.

R Maguire, A Ahern, S Shrivastava, P Maguire - Stigma and Health, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Despite a growing acceptance of chronic health conditions, people with multiple sclerosis
can experience stigma. We aimed to understand the extent, nature, and predictors of stigma …

Disclosing or concealing multiple sclerosis in the workplace: two sides of the same coin—insights from a Swedish population-based survey

J Dervish, VM Arfuch, C Murley, KA McKay… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background People with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) face health and social challenges of
living with a chronic and potentially disabling condition. To disclose or conceal MS at work …

It's time to talk about disclosure and concealment in MS

VM Leavitt, A Kever - Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 2022 - Elsevier
Deciding when and if to disclose a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is complicated and
highly stressful for individuals who are already facing many challenges. To date, few …

Diagnosis concealment is prevalent in MS, and associated with diagnosis experience

VM Leavitt, AM Kever, SM Weinstein… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Receiving a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) can be stressful; later, patients
may conceal their diagnosis. Here, we aimed to (1) assess prevalence of disclosure and …

Diagnosis concealment behaviors and disclosure beliefs are associated with health and quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis

VM Leavitt, C Bae, RT Shinohara, SM Weinstein… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background People with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) struggle with whether, how, and how
much to disclose their diagnosis. They often expend resources to conceal their diagnosis …

Patients experiences when receiving diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: A qualitative systematic review

S Mehraban, B Bahmani, SA Boukani, M Toosi… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease in which the myelin lining the
central nervous system is damaged. The complex and unpredictable nature of MS disease …