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Polypharmacy in patients with Multiple Sclerosis: effects on fatigue, perceived cognition, and objective cognitive performance
(2013-06-24)
prospective memory performance than patients without polypharmacy, F(1, 77) = 12.67, p = .001. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to examine the association between fatigue, cognition, and polypharmacy in MS patients. Results suggest that researchers should...
Assessing Social Motivations During Vaccination Decisions
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
This dissertation utilized two separate studies to investigate the effects of social
motivation during vaccine decision-making. Some parents cite social motivations, like
contributing to herd immunity, as an influence ...
A Double-Blind Randomized Intervention to Reduce Distress from Perceived Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
OBJECTIVE: Up to 65% of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience cognitive impairment.
However, patients frequently overestimate the extent of their cognitive dysfunction, reducing their
overall quality of life. ...
Beliefs about the Impact of Excess Body Weight on Biopsychosocial Functioning in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Background: Recent research indicates that obesity may exacerbate certain symptoms
of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Nevertheless, little research has examined patients’ perceptions
of how obesity may impact their MS symptoms. ...
Baseline cortical activation to food pictures associated with change in weight, hunger, cognitive restraint, and disinhibition following bariatric surgery
(2013)
Introduction: Recent research suggests that bariatric surgery may be associated with functional brain changes. Baseline functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) food motivation paradigms may reveal particular patterns ...
Episodic Future Thinking in Young Children: Considering Body Mass and Memory
(2015-08-04)
of Episodic Future Thinking (EFT), which is the ability to think of the future based on the present moment or past experiences, and the role of oneself in these episodes or experiences. Additionally, previous literature in EFT has begun to examine the effects...