Prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy among people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) receiving outpatient rehabilitation: A cross-sectional study
A high prevalence of polypharmacy was found among PwMS receiving rehabilitation. A variety of sociodemographic, behavioural, and clinical/comorbidity factors were associated with polypharmacy. Rehabilitation physicians treating PwMS should consider and address polypharmacy guided by established tools. Further research with a larger sample size and robust study design is needed to disentangle major risk factors and trajectories of polypharmacy among PwMS.
Authors
- Gregory Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2876-2248)
- Jillian Scandiffio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6610-6164)
- Mark Theodore Bayley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7860-9463)
- Vivian Law
- R. C. Simpson
- Jiwon Oh
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2026.107073
- Primary Topic
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00