The authors review the ways in which racial and ethnic disparities in MS in the USA can be linked to bias, discrimination, and social determinants of health, and present a…
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This review explores the contemporary issues driving health disparities among people with MS including the role of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic disadvantage, the need for…
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Black and White people with MS participated in focus groups and interviews aimed at understanding how race and location affect MS healthcare quality and access. Many similarities…
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The authors reviewed a number of common comorbidities experienced by people with MS, and how they affect MS risk and outcomes. They highlight the lack of evidence on how…
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A study of 789 people diagnosed with MS found that socioeconomic disparity was associated with faster retinal neurodegeneration as measured by optical coherence tomography, and…
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This article reviews disparities in health outcomes as experienced by Black Persons with MS in the Deep South as compared to White Persons with MS. Findings suggest that a more…
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This study compares Hispanic, Black, and White patients with MS regarding disease outcome, as well as the impact of race on long-term outcomes. The findings revealed that…
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This study indicates Black patients with MS are more likely to have uncontrolled hypertension and be on anti-hypertensive treatment than White patients with MS. Factors such as…
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The authors of this article looked at disparities in utilization of home and community based services (HCBS) among 7,550 White and Black individuals covered by Medicaid. They…
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A meta-analysis of MS rehabilitation trials found that fewer than 10% of participants were people of Black, Latinx/Hispanic, Asian, Indigenous, or Arab ethnicity, indicating a…
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In a survey of over 2,000 people with MS, higher socioeconomic status was associated with a lower burden of psychiatric symptoms and with a higher likelihood of self-reported…
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