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Baseline engagement with healthy lifestyles and their associations with health outcomes in people with multiple sclerosis enrolled in an online multimodal lifestyle course.

European journal of neurology
October 1, 2024
Maggie Yu et al. (9 authors)
Journal ArticleRandomized Controlled TrialHuman StudyClinical
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to assess baseline engagement with vitamin D supplementation (≥5000 IU/day) as part of a multimodal lifestyle intervention and its association with health outcomes in people with multiple sclerosis.

Results Summary

At baseline, 29.8% of participants engaged in vitamin D supplementation. Engagement with multiple healthy behaviours, including vitamin D, was associated with better health outcomes, but the study did not isolate vitamin D's specific efficacy.

Population

People with multiple sclerosis (n=857)

Effective Dosage

≥5000 IU/day

Duration

Not specified (baseline data only)

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (8)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
nonsmoking
increase
health outcomes
participants (people with multiple sclerosis)
-
independently associated with better health outcomes
#1
physical activity
increase
health outcomes
participants (people with multiple sclerosis)
-
independently associated with better health outcomes
#2
diet
increase
health outcomes
participants (people with multiple sclerosis)
-
independently associated with better health outcomes
#3
multiple behaviours, especially diet and physical activity
increase
outcomes
participants (people with multiple sclerosis)
-
associated with better outcomes
#4
≥4 behaviours
increase
mental QoL
participants (people with multiple sclerosis)
9.0-point higher
associated with a 9.0-point higher mental QoL
#5
≥4 behaviours
increase
physical QoL
participants (people with multiple sclerosis)
9.5-point higher
associated with a 9.5-point higher physical QoL
#6
≥4 behaviours
decrease
prevalence of fatigue
participants (people with multiple sclerosis)
23% lower
associated with 23% lower prevalence of fatigue
#7
≥4 behaviours
decrease
prevalence of moderate disability
participants (people with multiple sclerosis)
56% lower
associated with 56% lower prevalence of moderate disability
#8
Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Healthy lifestyle behaviour modification may improve health outcomes in people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS), but empirical evidence is needed to confirm prior study findings. We developed an online multimodal lifestyle intervention (Multiple Sclerosis Online Course) to examine the impact of lifestyle modification on health outcomes in pwMS via a randomized control trial (RCT). However, the present study specifically analyses baseline data to assess engagement with healthy lifestyles by RCT participants and cross-sectional associations with health outcomes. METHODS: Baseline engagement with six "healthy lifestyle behaviours" of the intervention course (high-quality, plant-based diet; ≥5000 IU/day vitamin D; omega-3 supplementation; ≥30 min physical activity 5 times/week; ≥30 min/week meditation; and nonsmoking) was examined. Associations between individual versus collective behaviours (individual behaviours summated) and health outcomes (quality of life [QoL]/fatigue/disability) were evaluated using multivariate modelling (linear/log-binomial/multinomial). RESULTS: At baseline, 33.7% and 30.0% of participants (n = 857) engaged in one or two healthy behaviours, respectively. In total, engagement with healthy lifestyles by participants was as follows: nonsmoking, 90.7%; omega-3 supplementation, 34.5%; vitamin D supplementation, 29.8%; physical activity, 29.4%; diet, 10.7%; and meditation, 10.5%. Individual behaviours (nonsmoking/physical activity/diet) were independently associated with better health outcomes. Engagement with multiple behaviours, especially diet and physical activity, was associated with better outcomes; engaging with ≥4 behaviours was associated with a 9.0-point higher mental QoL and a 9.5-point higher physical QoL, as well as 23% and 56% lower prevalence of fatigue and moderate disability, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Baseline engagement with ≥4 healthy behaviours, including diet and physical activity, was associated with better health outcomes.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
HumansMaleFemaleMultiple SclerosisMiddle AgedAdultQuality of LifeHealthy LifestyleExerciseCross-Sectional StudiesFatigueVitamin D
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy29/10
Quality75/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations2
Citations/Year2.0
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.50
Weight Score2.60
Normalized Score0.47
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