Beliefs and Motivations Regarding Early Shared Reading of Parents From Low-Income Households: A Qualitative Study.

Objective: Parent-child "shared" reading is a catalyst for development of language and other emergent literacy skills. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents initiate shared reading as soon as possible after birth. Persistent disparities exist in reading resources, routines, and subsequent literacy outcomes, disproportionately impacting low-income households.

Reasons for nonadherence and response to treatment in an adherence intervention trial for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients.

Objectives: To explore whether patients in an adherence trial who appeared not to take disease modifying therapy (DMT) for avoidance reasons could be reliably identified, by observational coding, for their main reason of not taking DMT. To determine whether reason groups could be distinguished by clinical and self-report psychological characteristics and intervention outcomes.

Method: Participants were multiple sclerosis patients (N = 78, 88.

Discontinuing Treatment Against Medical Advice: The Role of Perceived Autonomy Support From Providers in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis.

Background: Long-term medication adherence is problematic among patients with chronic medical conditions. To our knowledge, this was the first study to examine factors associated with nonadherence among patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis who discontinue disease-modifying treatments against medical advice.

Purpose: To examine differences in perceived provider autonomy support between disease-modifying treatment-adherent relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients and relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients who discontinued disease-modifying treatments against medical advice.

Determining reliable change on the modified fatigue impact scale (5-item version).

Background: Fatigue is prevalent in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), but little research indicates how to best quantify changes in fatigue over time.

Objective: Evaluate reliable change on the abbreviated Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS-5) in MS patients.

Methods: One-hundred sixty eight MS patients completed the MFIS-5 at baseline and follow-up as part of two larger studies.

On how patients with multiple sclerosis weigh side effect severity and treatment efficacy when making treatment decisions.

Although effective disease-modifying treatments (DMTs) are available for individuals suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS), many patients fail to take their recommended medications. Unlike medications that provide immediate relief from existing symptoms, DMTs decrease the probability of future symptoms (i.e.