Authors



Heather Coats, PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN

Latest:

Lived Experiences of Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction for People With Multiple Sclerosis and Their Providers: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis

Qualitative findings highlight gaps in patient education, access to evidence-based interventions, and understanding of the experiences of people with multiple sclerosis and bladder and bowel dysfunction across cultures and health care systems.







Pavle Repovic, MD, PhD

Latest:

Predicting Long-term Disability in Multiple Sclerosis: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence and Future Directions

Using prognostic factors beyond the EDSS may improve patient care and inform future trials in MS. Specifically, supplementing the EDSS with patient-reported physical measures, assessing fatigue, and using simultaneous cognitive and motor function testing may help in gauging MS disease progression.



Tarun Singhal, MBBS, MD

Latest:

Stigma in Multiple Sclerosis: A Narrative Review of Current Concepts, Measures, and Findings

There are numerous instruments used to measure stigma in people with MS, creating ambiguity about different stigma types and their definitions and complicating the ability to generalize study findings.


Denise Gomez, BA

Latest:

Recruitment of African American Adults With Multiple Sclerosis Into Randomized Controlled Trials of Exercise Training: Lessons Learned From Project TEAAMS

This paper describes participant outreach and recruitment strategies for an ongoing, remotely delivered, culturally tailored exercise training program for African American individuals with multiple sclerosis.




L.E. Ohman, PhD

Latest:

Understanding the Barriers to Effective Bone Health Management in People With Multiple Sclerosis

There is insufficient bone health risk assessment, screening, and management; there is also an absence of health care and lifestyle self-management information about the risk and prevention of poor bone health for people with multiple sclerosis.


Yichuan Zhao, PhD

Latest:

Effects of Vibration Training on Cognition and Quality of Life in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis

Vibration training could be an effective means to improve physical and cognitive functions and quality of life in individuals with multiple sclerosis.