Healthcare Challenges in Older Adults with Multiple Sclerosis
A review highlighted that older adults with multiple sclerosis face significant health care challenges. It noted that existing literature on multidisciplinary care for this population is limited, emphasizing the need for better health care delivery tailored to their geriatric needs.
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- #MSResearch
- Most relevant to
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- Human efficacy
- Not established from this source
- Mechanism
- Not reported
- Evidence strength
- Not graded
- Outcome
- Not reported
Why it matters
This is important because as the population of older adults with MS grows, understanding their unique health care challenges can help in planning more effective strategies for their care.
What this does not prove
The review identified barriers to health care access but did not provide new data on outcomes or interventions for these patients.
Next milestone
No next milestone was established from the available source.
Study facts
- Study design
- Not reported
- Participants / samples
- Not reported
- Randomised
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- Controlled
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- Primary endpoint met
- Not reported
- Relevant MS type
- Not reported
- Publication date
- 2026-08-03
- Evidence reviewed
- Abstract only
- Regulatory approval
- Not reported
- Research areas
- Not classified
- Biological target
- Not reported
- Pathway
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- Population
- older adults with MS
- Size of effect
- Not reported
- Secondary endpoints
- Not reported
- MRI endpoints
- Not reported
- Biomarkers
- Not reported
- Safety
- Not reported
Original sources
- Primary evidenceAging and Multiple Sclerosis: Multidisciplinary Care and Access to Care. ↗DOI: 10.7224/1537-2073.2025-091
Supporting passages (7)
publication datePublication date: 2026-08-03
populationAlthough the literature on multidisciplinary care or access to care for older adults with MS is sparse, the geriatric care literature for the general population highlights the importance of comprehensive geriatric assessment and the barriers to health care.
findingsOlder adults with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience challenges across multiple aspects of health care, and health care delivery must evolve to meet the geriatric needs of the aging MS population.
findingsAlthough the literature on multidisciplinary care or access to care for older adults with MS is sparse, the geriatric care literature for the general population highlights the importance of comprehensive geriatric assessment and the barriers to health care.
limitationsTitle: Aging and Multiple Sclerosis: Multidisciplinary Care and Access to Care.
peer reviewedPublication types: Journal Article
subjectsOlder adults with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience challenges across multiple aspects of health care, and health care delivery must evolve to meet the geriatric needs of the aging MS population.
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