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Feasibility of Addressing the Spiritual Well-Being of Persons With Multiple Sclerosis: A Mixed-Methods Program Evaluation.

Am J Occup Ther

January 2024

Lisa Mische Lawson, PhD, CTRS, FDRT, is Professor and Therapeutic Science Program Director, Department of Occupational Therapy Education, University of Kansas Medical Center School of Health Professions, Kansas City.

Importance: Spiritual well-being is an important aspect of health-related quality of life for persons with chronic illnesses such as multiple sclerosis (MS), yet research on interventions remains limited.

Objective: To assess the feasibility of an occupational therapy intervention addressing the spiritual well-being of people with MS.

Design: Mixed-methods program evaluation using theoretical thematic analysis of qualitative data.

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Racial and ethnically minoritized and under-resourced populations do not reap the same benefits of sufficient sleep as their white counterparts resulting in insufficient sleep and sleep health disparities. Research exploring these disparities have documented a plethora of factors including social determinants of health, community violence, and structural issues - all of which are associated with adverse sleep. There are robust evidence base behavioral intervention that can be leveraged to improve sleep health among racial and ethnic groups.

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Introduction: Rural communities often face chronic challenges of high rates of serious health conditions coupled with inadequate access to health care services-challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. One strategy with the potential to mitigate these problems is the increased use of telehealth technology. A feature of telehealth applications-collaboration between health care providers for consultation and other purposes-referred to herein as Rural Provider-to-Provider Telehealth (RPPT), introduces important expertise that may not exist locally in rural communities.

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