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MS Awareness Week 24th to 30th April 2023

 According to the Multiple Sclerosis Trust, there are an estimated 130,000 people in the UK currently diagnosed with Multiple sclerosis (MS). As a disease of the central nervous system the condition causes a wide variety of symptoms which affect the day-to-day lives of those living with the illness; often having a detrimental affect on a person’s mental health and general wellbeing. A recent survey carried out by the MS Trust found that of over 2,000 people living with MS, 56% felt that their condition impacted their mental health.

MS Awareness Week 2023 runs from 24th to 30th April. This year, the two main MS charities in the UK, the MS Trust and the MS Society, have teamed up with five other MS charities to focus on raising awareness of the impact MS has on mental and emotional wellbeing.

 

RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES 

The Health Libraries, both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer numerous resources related to the subject of multiple sclerosis. Whether you have MS, live with someone who does, research it, or care for patients with the condition, there are numerous texts available to assist you.  In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter. 

This document covers the following resources – books, journals, journal articles and patient information.  

 

BOOKS 

  • Multiple sclerosis / Malik, Omar; Donnelly, Ann; Barnett, Michael; 2014 (Health Press); 3rd edition – available online as both a Keele and NHS (with OpenAthens log-in) e-book

 JOURNALS   

  • Multiple Sclerosis International, Hindawi Publishing Corporation. (Available as both a Keele and NHS e-journal from 2010 onwards).
  • Multiple Sclerosis Journal – Experimental, translational and clinical, Sage Publications Ltd. (Available as a Keele and NHS e-journal from 2015 onwards).
  • Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, Elsevier B.V. (Available as a Keele and NHS e-journal from 2012 onwards).
  • Journal of Multiple Sclerosis Research, Multiple Sclerosis Research Association. (Available as a Keele and NHS e-journal from 2021 onwards).
  • Neurobiology of Disease, Blackwell Science. (Available as a Keele and NHS e-journal from 1994 onwards).
  • Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, British Neuropathological Society, Blackwell Science. (Available as both a Keele and NHS e-journal from 1997 onwards).

Access more journals via our Journals webpage: http://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/journals/ 

 

JOURNAL ARTICLES 

  • Tindall, Tierney; Topcu, Gogem; Thomas, Shirley; et al; “Developing a patient care pathway for emotional support around the point of multiple sclerosis diagnosis: A stakeholder engagement study”, Health expectations: an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, 2023, Vol.26 (2), p.858-868, DOI: 10.1111/hex.13711. (Available via both Keele and NHS e-journals).
  • Morris-Bankole, Hannah ; Ho, Aileen.K; “Psychotherapy and professional psychological support in multiple sclerosis: Uncovering patients’ patterns of access and preferences”; Multiple sclerosis and related disorders, 2023, Vol.71, p.104562-104562; DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2023.104562 (Available via Keele and NHS e-journals).
  • Qomi, M. et al., “The effect of distance nurse-led fatigue management on fatigue, sleep quality, and self-efficacy in patients with multiple sclerosis: a quasi-experimental study”, BMC Neurology, 2023, Vol.23 (1), pp. 71. doi:10.1186/s12883-023-03115-8. (Available via Keele and NHS e-journals).
  • Tworek, Grace ; Thompson, Nicolas R. ; Kane, Alexa ; Sullivan, Amy B; “The Impact of Stigma on Perceived Quality of Life and Experience of Anxiety and Depression in Individuals Diagnosed With MS”; Multiple sclerosis and related disorders, 2023, Vol.72, p.104591; DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2023.104591 (Available via Keele and NHS e-journals).
  • Chu, Nathan Y ; Watson, Kaitlyn E ; Al Hamarneh, Yazid N ; Yushko, Lily ; Tsuyuki, Ross T ; Smyth, Penelope; “Evaluating the impact of patient-reported outcome measures on depression and anxiety levels in people with multiple sclerosis: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial”; BMC neurology, 2023, Vol.23 (1), p.53-53, DOI: 10.1186/s12883-023-03090-0 (Available via Keele and NHS e-journals).
  • Wang, Chao ; Zhou, Yulin ; Feinstein, Anthony, “Neuro-immune crosstalk in depressive symptoms of multiple sclerosis”, Neurobiology of disease, 2023, Vol.177, p.106005-106005, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106005 (Available via Keele & NHS e-journals).
  • Głąbska, D; Kołota, A; Lachowicz, K; Skolmowska, et al; “Vitamin D Supplementation and Mental Health in Multiple Sclerosis Patients: A Systematic Review”, Nutrients, 2021, Vol.13 (12), p.4207, DOI: 10.3390/nu13124207 (Available via Keele & NHS e-journals).

N.B. NHS staff who are members of the Health Library can request a temporary Keele username which allows access to Keele e-books/journals from the Keele IT Suite in the Health Library within the CEC at Royal Stoke. 

 

PATIENT INFORMATION / PATIENT ADVICE: 

 

KnowledgeShare CURRENT AWARENESS:  

KnowledgeShare Evidence Updates is a personalised current awareness service which sends, straight to your email inbox, new evidence on topics tailored to your requirements and collated by Health Librarians.For more information, or to register for KnowledgeShare please go to https://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/currentawareness/. 

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