Podcast on the Art of the Patient Conversation: Healthcare Provider Perspectives to Improve Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis.

Health literacy has been identified as key to improving patient outcomes and is particularly important for patients facing chronic illnesses such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Low health literacy rates can negatively impact communication between healthcare providers and patients and is associated with poor health outcomes. It is critical to raise awareness of conversational techniques to healthcare providers that can support more effective communication with patients.

Health-Related Quality of Life with Diroximel Fumarate in Patients with Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis: Findings from Qualitative Research Using Patient Interviews.

Introduction: Diroximel fumarate (DRF) is an oral fumarate for relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). Clinical and real-world studies of DRF have demonstrated improved gastrointestinal (GI) tolerability and low (< 1%) GI-related treatment discontinuation versus dimethyl fumarate (DMF) and high rates of treatment adherence. Our aim was to conduct a concept elicitation study to identify treatment-related concepts most meaningful to patients and to evaluate how these concepts shape the patient perspective of DRF.

Real-world propensity score comparison of treatment effectiveness of peginterferon beta-1a vs. subcutaneous interferon beta-1a, glatiramer acetate, and teriflunomide in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

Background: Multiple disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) have been approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).

Treatment and disease management of multiple sclerosis patients: A review for nurse practitioners.

Background And Purpose: This review discusses the role of the nurse practitioner (NP) in evaluating the clinical effects, potential side effects, and monitoring requirements for treatment options in multiple sclerosis (MS) and provides guidance on how to help patients understand these issues.

Methods: A literature search was conducted on PubMed to identify publications on monitoring and disease management of MS patients. Additional resources included drug information web sites and package inserts.