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- Figure 1 Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics of the 207 Participants Seen Remotely During the Study Period
(A) One-way driving distance between the participant's zip code and the clinic. (B) Median household income in participants' zip code, according to 2021 California Housing and Community Development. (C) Distribution of demographic characteristics.
- Figure 2 Overlay of California Resident Study Participants' Residence and COVID-19 Infection Rates in Their Communities (Infections per 100,000 People Ever, as of December 2021)
Panel A represents a map of all (n = 174) participants who were California residents. Panel B represents participants from the San Francisco Bay Area (n = 120). The purple circles represent individual participants in a given area code (larger circles = more participants). The hue of the areas corresponding to participants' zip codes represents the cumulative COVID-19 cases as of December 2021 in that specific zip code.
- Figure 3 Mean and Median Values for All 3 Disability Evaluation Modalities (Neurostatus, ePR-EDSS and Tele-EDSS) Obtained From 100 Visits (96 Participants) With Multiple Sclerosis
Panel A describes the summary statistics, and Panel B visualizes these in a box plot. tele-EDSS = televideo-enabled Expanded Disability Status Scale.
- Figure 4 Correlation Between Disability Scores Across the 3 Examination Modalities
As the disability level increases, the correlation becomes higher. tele-EDSS = televideo-enabled Expanded Disability Status Scale.
- Figure 5 Distribution of Changes in Participants' Scores Between Annual Visits
Panel A represents annual changes in NS-EDSS for all visits from these participants, 2004–2018, and Panel B between 2019-2022. Panel C represents annual changes during the 2019–2022 epoch when switching from NS-EDSS at 1 time point to tele-EDSS at the next annual evaluation. Panel D represents annual changes during the 2019–2022 epoch when switching from NS-EDSS at 1 time point to ePR-EDSS at the next annual evaluation. For each comparison, the bar chart depicts absolute change and the pie chart represents the % of participants with EDSS stability, worsening or improvement between the annual visits as defined above, and using the 1-year NS-NS EDSS change from participants during the 2004–2018 timeframe as reference. Statistical equivalence was valid for 1-year NS-NS, NS-tele, and NS-PR 2018–2022 (p = 0.000006, 0.000017, 0.0196, respectively). ePR-EDSS = electronic patient-reported EDSS.
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