Steve Simpson-Yap

Depression mediates the relationship between fatigue and mental health-related quality of life in multiple sclerosis.

Alexander Fidao, Alysha De Livera, Nupur Nag, Sandra Neate, George A Jelinek, Steve Simpson-Yap

Journal article  |  2020  |  Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

BACKGROUND: Fatigue is among the most prevalent symptoms for people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) and is significantly detrimenta..

Perceived cognitive impairment is associated with sexual dysfunction in people with multiple sclerosis: A 2.5-year follow-up study of a large international cohort

Jing Wu, George A Jelinek, Tracey Weiland, Anna Karin Hedstrom, Lars Alfredsson, Sandra Neate, Alysha De Livera, Nupur Nag, Steve Simpson-Yap

Journal article  |  2020  |  Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

BACKGROUND: The potential relationship between perceived cognitive impairment (PCI) and sexual dysfunction in multiple sclerosis (..

Risk factors for leaving employment due to multiple sclerosis and changes in risk over the past decades: Using competing risk survival analysis

Jing Chen, Bruce Taylor, Leigh Blizzard, Steve Simpson-Yap, Andrew J Palmer, Andrea Kirk-Brown, Pieter Van Dijk, Ingrid van der Mei

Journal article  |  2020  |  Multiple Sclerosis Journal

BACKGROUND: No studies have assessed changes in employment survival in multiple sclerosis (MS) populations over recent decades, in..

Greater Engagement with Health Information Is Associated with Adoption and Maintenance of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours in People with MS

Xin Lin, Maggie Yu, George A Jelinek, Steve Simpson-Yap, Sandra Neate, Nupur Nag

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Health communication offers an important means for patients to make informed decisions for illness self-management. We assessed ho..

High Prudent diet factor score predicts lower relapse hazard in early multiple sclerosis

Steve Simpson-Yap, Wendy H Oddy, Bruce Taylor, Robyn M Lucas, Lucinda J Black, Anne-Louise Ponsonby, Leigh Blizzard, Ingrid van der Mei

Journal article  |  2020  |  Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Background: Dietary patterns and their association with subsequent clinical course have not been well studied in early multiple sc..

COVID-19 in people with multiple sclerosis: A global data sharing initiative

Liesbet M Peeters, Tina Parciak, Clare Walton, Lotte Geys, Yves Moreau, Edward De Brouwer, Daniele Raimondi, Ashkan Pirmani, Tomas Kalincik, Gilles Edan, Steve Simpson-Yap, Luc De Raedt, Yann Dauxais, Clement Gautrais, Paulo R Rodrigues, Landon McKenna, Nikola Lazovski, Jan Hillert, Lars Forsberg, Tim Spelman, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Multiple Sclerosis Journal

BACKGROUND: We need high-quality data to assess the determinants for COVID-19 severity in people with MS (PwMS). Several studies h..

SF-6D health state utilities for lifestyle, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of a large international cohort of people with multiple sclerosis

Julie A Campbell, George A Jelinek, Tracey J Weiland, Nupur Nag, Sandra L Neate, Andrew J Palmer, Brendan Mulhern, Alysha De Livera, Steve Simpson-Yap

Journal article  |  2020  |  Quality of Life Research

BACKGROUND: While many studies have examined the impacts of multiple sclerosis (MS) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), non..

Validation of 0-10 MS symptom scores in the Australian multiple sclerosis longitudinal study

Yan Zhang, Bruce V Taylor, Steve Simpson, Leigh Blizzard, Andrew J Palmer, Ingrid van der Mei

Journal article  |  2020  |  Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) symptom measurements often use multiple-item scales per symptom, creating a high burden when m..

Modelling the impact of multiple sclerosis on life expectancy, quality-adjusted life years and total lifetime costs: Evidence from Australia

Andrew J Palmer, Ingrid van der Mei, Bruce Taylor, Philip M Clarke, Steve Simpson, Hasnat Ahmad

Journal article  |  2020  |  Multiple Sclerosis Journal

OBJECTIVES: To quantify life expectancy (LE), quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and total lifetime societal costs for a hypothet..

Predictors of Change in Employment Status and Associations with Quality of Life: A Prospective International Study of People with Multiple Sclerosis

Claudia H Marck, Zoe Aitken, Steve Simpson, Tracey J Weiland, Anne Kavanagh, George A Jelinek

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Purpose This prospective international study aimed to assess the changes in employment, and predictors thereof, and associated cha..