Relationship between balance confidence and social engagement in people with multiple sclerosis.

Objective: To evaluate the relationships among patient-reported balance confidence and social satisfaction and social participation in people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS).

Methods: 75 ambulatory pwMS who had sustained at least two falls or near falls in the prior two months self-reported their balance confidence (Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) questionnaire) and social satisfaction and participation (Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) measures). Correlations between the ABC and PROMIS measures were examined using Spearman's rank correlation.

Free From Falls education and exercise program for reducing falls in people with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: People with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) fall frequently. Community-delivered exercise and education reduce falls in older adults, but their efficacy in multiple sclerosis (MS) is unknown.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of the Free From Falls (FFF) group education and exercise program on falls in PwMS.