Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Melbourne
Article History
Received: 16 April 2026
Accepted: 16 July 2026
First Online: 10 August 2026
Declarations
Institutional review board: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by The University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Committee (ID: 1545102).
Informed consent: Participants were provided with a participant information statement, and all provided informed consent.
Conflict of interest: GJ is the author of “Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis” and co-editor of “Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis Handbook. Roadmap to Good Health”. GJ receives royalties from authored publications, has previously received remuneration from facilitation of Overcoming MS residential workshops.