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Hi everyone 👋

I’m Eilis, a postgraduate psychology student from Ireland and a fellow MSer. I’m currently running a study exploring how coaching might support people with MS at work — especially in areas like resilience, confidence, and navigating disclosure.

If you’re 18+, living with MS, and currently working (or have worked in the past 12 months), I’d be so grateful if you could take part in my short, anonymous online survey.

�� It takes 20-25 minutes

🔒 It’s fully anonymous and ethically approved by my university

💬 Your input could help shape future workplace support programs for our community

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I am writing to ask for your support in recruiting for an upcoming survey study entitled INSPIRE-Flare: Investigating flare triggers, preventers and prodromes in autoimmune disease patients. This study aims to improve understanding of triggers, preventers and the progression of symptoms in autoimmune disease flares in order to improve recognition and treatment.

Participants must be aged 18 or over and be diagnosed with at least one autoimmune disease. The survey can be completed online via Qualtrics using this link https://bit.ly/4kOQeyg. Participants who cannot access the internet can also arrange to complete the survey via telephone with a member of our study team. Participants will be given the opportunity to win one of four £50 Amazon vouchers. More information about the survey, data storage and ethical approvals can be found in the Participant Information Sheet attached.

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