Multiple Sclerosis Wellness Shared Medical Appointment Model A Pilot Study

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Background: Shared medical appointments (SMAs) are group medical visits combining medical care and patient education. We examined the impact of a wellness-focused pilot SMA in a large multiple sclerosis (MS) clinic. Methods: We reviewed data on all patients who participated in the SMA from January 2016 through June 2019. The following data were collected 12 months pre/post SMA visits: demographics, body mass index, patient-reported outcomes, and health care utilization. Data were compared using the Wilcoxon rank sum test. Results: Fifty adult patients (mean ± SD age, 50.1 ± 12.3 years) attended at least one MS wellness SMA. Most patients had private insurance (50%), and 26% had Medicaid coverage. The most common comorbidity was depression/anxiety (44%). Pre/post SMA outcomes showed a small but significant reduction in body mass index (30.2 ± 7.3 vs 28.8 ± 7.1, P =.03), and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 scores decreased from 7.3 ± 5.5 to 5.1 ± 5.6 (P =.001). The number of emergency department visits decreased from 13 to two (P =.0005), whereas follow-up visits increased with an attendees’ primary care provider from 19 to 41 (P

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Abbatemarco, J. R., Cohen, J. A., Udeh, B. L., Bassi, S., & Rensel, M. R. (2021). Multiple Sclerosis Wellness Shared Medical Appointment Model A Pilot Study. International Journal of MS Care, 23(5), 229–233. https://doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2020-044

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