Baseline Measurement | Intervention (NP-led care) N = 118 (%) | Control (Usual care) N = 108 (%) | Total N = 228 (%) |
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Demographics | |||
Age, mean (SD) | 46.89 (10.38) | 47.80 (11.86) | 47.47 (11.02) |
Female sex, n (%) | 97 (80.83) | 92 (85.19) | 189 (82.89) |
Ethnicity, white n (%) | 107 (89.17) | 104 (96.3) | 211 (92.54) |
Married/Common-law n (%) | 89 (74.17) | 76 (70.37) | 165 (72.37) |
Education, community college or above n (%) | 87 (72.5) | 75 (69.44) | 162 (71.05) |
Full-time employment n (%) | 50 (41.67) | 44 (40.74) | 94 (41.23) |
Living at home (independently) n (%) | 86 (71.67) | 71 (65.74) | 157 (68.86) |
Clinical features of MS | |||
Type of MS, n (%) | |||
- relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) | 103 (85.83) | 91 (84.26) | 194 (85.09) |
- primary-progressive MS (PPMS) | 6 (5.00) | 6 (5.56) | 12 (5.26) |
- Secondary-progressive MS (SPMS) | 11 (9.17) | 11 (10.19) | 22 (9.65) |
Duration of MS, mean (SD) | 11.69 (8.42) | 12.71 (9.24) | 12.26 (8.81) |
Disability scores, mean (SD) | |||
- Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) | 2.52 (2.07) | 2.55 (2.07) | 2.54 (2.07) |
- Patient Determined Disease Steps (PDSS) | 2.53 (2.01) | 2.57 (2.05) | 2.56 (2.03) |
- Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) score | 54.42 (11.68) | 53.53 (13.04) | 54.02 (12.36) |