Publications by authors named "Erin Faraclas"
Interventions to Improve Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis: New Opportunities and Key Talking Points.
Degener Neurol Neuromuscul Dis
September 2023
Background: Today, living well with multiple sclerosis (MS) is often measured by a person's overall quality of life rather than being limited to the more traditional metrics of reduced frequency of relapses or progression of disability. This change in focus, to a more holistic view of health, such as overall quality of life, has shifted the views of what both providers and people with multiple sclerosis view as essential for living well with MS.
Purpose: This narrative review aims to examine the relevant literature on existing and emerging non-pharmacological interventions shown to improve the quality of life for people with multiple sclerosis across all health domains.
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic progressive neurological disease that influences an individual's physical, mental, emotional, and social functioning, otherwise known as health-related quality of life (HRQOL). To fully capture the impacts of MS on HRQOL, perspectives from the lived experience should be investigated.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe, in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), (1) the health and wellness needs and facilitators perceived to influence HRQOL, (2) determine which health needs are not being met, and (3) identify barriers to meeting health and wellness needs.
Purpose: The purposes of this investigation were to (1) identify the domains of health-related quality of life most impacted in people with RRMS, (2) compare the health-related QOL in people with RRMS to general population norms, and (3) to describe subgroups within the RRMS population that have similar health and wellness needs.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional QOL investigation of adults with RRMS. The SF-36v2 survey and demographic information were collected electronically via Qualtrics.