Exploring the working life of people with multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden

C Murley, J Dervish, A Machado, V Svärd… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to vast changes in working life and conditions in
which we work. These changes may affect people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) differently …

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 …

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 …