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Healthy Aging Perspectives in Older Adults with MS
In a qualitative study of 10 individuals with MS aged 50 years or older, participants discussed their approaches to healthy aging, emphasizing the importance of maintaining physical function and capability amidst aging-related challenges and MS disabilities.
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- Human efficacy
- Not established from this source
- Mechanism
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- Evidence strength
- Limited
- Outcome
- Not reported
Why it matters
Understanding the perspectives of older adults with MS regarding healthy aging can inform support strategies to enhance quality of life as they navigate potential declines in function.
What this does not prove
The small and purposive sample size may not represent the broader MS population, limiting the generalizability of the findings.
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Study facts
- Study design
- Observational
- Participants / samples
- Not reported
- Randomised
- Not reported
- Controlled
- Not reported
- Primary endpoint met
- Not reported
- Relevant MS type
- Not reported
- Publication date
- 2025-12-29
- Evidence reviewed
- Abstract only
- Regulatory approval
- Not reported
- Research areas
- Not classified
- Biological target
- Not reported
- Pathway
- Not reported
- Population
- People with MS 50 years or older
- Size of effect
- Not reported
- Secondary endpoints
- Not reported
- MRI endpoints
- Not reported
- Biomarkers
- Not reported
- Safety
- Not reported
Original sources
- Primary evidenceFrom Disability to Capability: Trajectory of Healthy Aging From the Perspective of People With Multiple Sclerosis. ↗DOI: 10.7224/1537-2073.2025-018
Supporting passages (7)
publication datePublication date: 2025-12-29
study designThis qualitative study aimed to explore the trajectory of healthy aging from the perspective of people with MS.
subjectsA purposive sample of 10 people with MS 50 years or older was recruited from an MS clinic in the north of Iran.
findingsParticipants described how they focus on maintaining physical function by developing physical capability.
populationA purposive sample of 10 people with MS 50 years or older was recruited from an MS clinic in the north of Iran.
limitationsTitle: From Disability to Capability: Trajectory of Healthy Aging From the Perspective of People With Multiple Sclerosis.
peer reviewedPublication types: Journal Article
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