December 27, 2023 News by Andrea Lobo, PhD SMS text messages may help MS patients self-manage fatigue: Study Sending SMS text messages to people with multiple sclerosis (MS) ā with tips for fatigue self-management and to regularly check in on them ā may be a feasible, acceptable, and engaging tool to help these patients manage disease-related fatigue, according to a pilot study. The findings also showed some…
March 4, 2022 Columns by Jamie Hughes More Than 50 Shades of Gray Spring is rapidly approaching. Itās warming up outside. The trees are starting to bloom. And inside our home, I am once again plotting to refresh the place. Out with old decorations, and in with the new! Declutter that closet! Donate the table and chairs that still look great because you…
December 16, 2021 News by Yedida Y Bogachkov PhD Management Programs May Help Keep Fatigue Stable Over Long-term Fatigue management ā whether through a symptom-specific self-management program or through general education regarding managing multiple sclerosis (MS) ā may help people with MS in keeping fatigue levels stable in the long term, a recent study suggests. Indeed, the benefits of such programs were found to remain in effect…
September 20, 2017 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Winner of $4.9 Million Research Award Tests Online and Teleconference-based Methods to Reduce MS-related Fatigue People withĀ multiple sclerosis (MS)Ā often face geographic barriers that end up limiting their treatment options. That has led a Case Western Reserve University researcher to test online- and teleconference-based methods of reducing fatigue and improving patients’ quality of life. Matthew Plow, assistant professor at the university’s Frances Payne Bolton…
June 6, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD #CMSC16 – Fatigue in MS Might Be Handled with Interactive Self-Management Resource Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients using an interactive, self-guided fatigue management resource, developed by researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada, reported lower fatigue and improved cognition after three months, showing that fatigue self-management tools can contribute to the treatment of this common MS symptom. The pilot study, ā…
December 18, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD MS Patients Using New Web-based Program to Manage and Integrate Care A team of researchers from the Netherlands haveĀ developed an interactive web-based program called MSmonitor that offers multiple sclerosis patients a way to manage and better integrate the multidisciplinary care they require.Ā Pilot data from a study of its useĀ is detailed in the article,Ā āThe interactive web-based program MSmonitor for…
December 3, 2014 News by Patricia Silva, PhD CMSC and Syandus Launch Virtual Support Group for Multiple Sclerosis Patient education, support and self-management of multiple sclerosis (MS) has just become easier through the joint efforts of theĀ Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC)Ā and theĀ leader in simulation-based learning platforms for healthcare and the creators of the ALIVE Med delivery platform,Ā Syandus. Together they…
September 30, 2014 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Multiple Sclerosis Self-Management Scale Enhances Patient Independence Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, autoimmune neurodegenerative disease that the biomedical research and pharmaceutical industry has yet to find a cure for. It is a progressively debilitating condition that manifests with a number of unpredictable symptoms that can greatly reduce one’s quality of life. In order…