Yu, Maggie https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2022-4939
Simpson-Yap, Steve https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6521-3056
Jelinek, George https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6157-0910
Neate, Sandra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0761-9848
Reece, Jeanette https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2897-0271
Nag, Nupur https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0271-0781
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Melbourne
Article History
Received: 23 January 2026
Accepted: 4 May 2026
First Online: 6 June 2026
Declarations
:
: GJ is the author of “Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis” and co-editor of “Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis Handbook. Roadmap to Good Health”. SN is a co-editor of “Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis Handbook. Roadmap to Good Health”. GJ and SN receive royalties from aforementioned authored publications, have previously received remuneration from facilitation of Overcoming MS residential workshops. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
: Ethics approval was granted by The University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Committee (ID1545102).
: Participants were provided with a participant information sheet, and informed consent obtained prior to commencing the study.