Publications by authors named "E M Sikes"

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  • Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common sleep disorder that leads to an uncontrollable urge to move, often temporarily relieved by movement, but responses to exercise can vary widely among individuals.
  • A study involving 527 participants used surveys to explore how different factors like age, sex, RLS severity, and physical activity levels influence perceptions of whether exercise helps or worsens RLS symptoms.
  • The findings revealed that lower RLS severity, higher physical activity, and certain health conditions were linked to improvement from exercise, while female sex, higher BMI, and greater RLS severity were associated with a negative response to exercise.
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Treatment fidelity is a key component for assessing the reliability and validity of clinical trials in behavioral medicine. This manuscript reports on the outcomes of a pre-planned fidelity monitoring protocol for a Phase-III clinical trial, project Behavioral Intervention for Physical Activity in Multiple Sclerosis (BIPAMS). The fidelity monitoring protocol included the five areas of the National Institutes of Health Behavior Change Consortium with primary data sources including: coaching call checklists, coaching logs, auditing of coaching calls by experts, behavioral resource bank within the treatment group, review of participant website log-ins, review of participant self-monitoring, and team meetings for discussing participant progress and protocol adherence.

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  • This study aimed to gather feedback from individuals with restless legs syndrome (RLS) to enhance a 12-week exercise program tailored for their symptoms.
  • A nationwide survey of 513 participants revealed that 67% felt a specific exercise program was needed, but only 58% were likely to participate due to barriers like accessibility and concerns about safety.
  • The findings emphasize the importance of educated exercise providers and propose that these insights could help improve the design and adoption of exercise programs for managing RLS symptoms.
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Purpose: Pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with risk for functional limitations defined as the perceived reduction in capacity for undertaking activities of daily living. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) has been associated with less frequent and less impactful functional limitations, but the symptoms of fatigue and depression have not been considered as potential confounding variables. This study examined whether fatigue and depression confound the association between MVPA and functional limitations among youth with pediatric MS.

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Restless legs syndrome is a prevalent, sensorimotor sleep disorder temporarily relieved by movement, with evidence of symptomatic improvement with regular exercise. The present study describes perceptions of the effects of exercise on symptoms of restless legs syndrome. Participants (N = 528) completed a mixed-methods (i.

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