TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of COVID-19 on people with multiple sclerosis
T2 - A comparison of Italian and United States cohorts
AU - Schwartz, Carolyn E.
AU - Rapkin, Bruce D.
AU - Bonavita, Simona
AU - Bossa, Michela
AU - Buscarinu, Maria Chiara
AU - Grasso, Maria Grazia
AU - Luca, Maria
AU - Nozzolillo, Agostino
AU - Nocentini, Ugo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2022/7
Y1 - 2022/7
N2 - Background/Objectives: The present cross-national study addressed the relationship among three pandemic-related variables and multiple sclerosis (MS) disability outcomes among people with MS in Italy and the United States (US). Methods: This cross-sectional web-based study was administered to 708 patients with MS from the US and Italy in late Spring through mid-Summer of 2020. Pandemic-related variables assessed worry, self-protection, and post-traumatic growth.
AB - Background/Objectives: The present cross-national study addressed the relationship among three pandemic-related variables and multiple sclerosis (MS) disability outcomes among people with MS in Italy and the United States (US). Methods: This cross-sectional web-based study was administered to 708 patients with MS from the US and Italy in late Spring through mid-Summer of 2020. Pandemic-related variables assessed worry, self-protection, and post-traumatic growth.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Disability
KW - International
KW - Mental health
KW - Multiple sclerosis
KW - Post-traumatic growth
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U2 - 10.1016/j.msard.2022.103888
DO - 10.1016/j.msard.2022.103888
M3 - Article
C2 - 35661570
AN - SCOPUS:85131403678
SN - 2211-0348
VL - 63
JO - Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
JF - Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
M1 - 103888
ER -
