My name is Holly Davis, and I am a graduate student in the Master of Science in Sports Conditioning and Performance program at Southern Utah University. I am also a person living with multiple sclerosis.

Physical therapy has had a profound impact on my life. Through my own experiences with MS, a physical therapist helped me regain confidence in movement, improve my quality of life, and completely change the way I think about exercise and living with a chronic condition. Those experiences inspired me to pursue graduate research focused on one of the most common and challenging symptoms experienced by people with MS: fatigue.

This study seeks to better understand how physical therapists assess, discuss, and manage fatigue when prescribing exercise for individuals with multiple sclerosis. My hope is that this research will contribute to a stronger shared understanding between clinicians and people living with MS, ultimately helping to create more successful and sustainable movement experiences.

Participation involves completing an anonymous online survey and should take approximately 10–15 minutes.

Eligibility:

• Licensed physical therapists
• Licensed occupational therapists
• Persons living with multiple sclerosis

Survey Link: https://suu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d4lokxAvmg4h2jY

Dear Physical Therapists,

We are occupational therapy students at the University at Buffalo. You are invited to participate in our research study to learn about occupational and physical therapists’ awareness of intimate partner violence (IPV) as well as their competency to treat survivors of IPV. This study will also examine the acceptability of occupational and physical therapy services for survivors of IPV. This study has been approved by the University at Buffalo’s IRB.

You may participate in this survey if you have graduated from an accredited occupational therapy or physical therapy program, have a current license to practice occupational or physical therapy, and have been practicing as a licensed occupational or physical therapist for at least one year. If you are interested, please use the link below to complete the brief survey. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Participation is voluntary, and no payment will be provided. If you choose not to participate, please do not fill out the survey.

Email addresses were obtained from sources available to the public. You are the recipient of this survey invitation because you have publicly acknowledged your role as an occupational or physical therapist. If you would like to be removed from this research study’s email list, please contact the principal investigator.

The data collected for this research project will be handled with confidentiality. The University at Buffalo’s Institutional Review Board, student researchers, and the principal investigator will have access to the data. All data will be kept for the duration of the study and then discarded. Responses are anonymous, and no personally identifying information will be gathered; therefore, the risk of confidentiality being compromised is minimal. Please refrain from providing your name or any other personally identifiable information.

If you have any questions or concerns about this study, please contact the Principal Investigator,
Dr. Ghazala Saleem, at ghazalas@buffalo.edu

If you have read the information above and voluntarily wish to participate in this research study, please click on the link below or paste the link into your browser https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfq893UFU2KmkuWhXdkFtaG85RkOqlA_LM-_yRdpkTeMm6gqg/viewform?usp=header

We thank you for your time and consideration in participating in our study. Please consider forwarding and sharing this email to other PTs in your state APTA association.

Sincerely,
Julianna Rucci and Team