Poster Session  |   July 2017
Older and Happier? Associations Among Age, Affective Symptomatology, and Quality of Life in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis
Brocha Stern, MOT, OTR/L; John DeLuca, PhD; Yael Goverover, PhD, OTR/L
Author Affiliations
  • New York University
Article Information
Multiple Sclerosis / Neurologic Conditions / Translational Research
Poster Session   |   July 2017
Older and Happier? Associations Among Age, Affective Symptomatology, and Quality of Life in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2017, Vol. 71, 7111520287p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-PO4066
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2017, Vol. 71, 7111520287p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-PO4066
Abstract

Date Presented 3/31/2017

This study identifies a relationship between age and quality of life in persons with multiple sclerosis. It highlights the role of promoting coping in younger adults to prevent or decrease symptoms of depression or anxiety as a means of increasing quality of life.

Primary Author and Speaker: Brocha Stern

Contributing Authors: John DeLuca, Yael Goverover