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A secondary data analysis of patient-reported outcomes and Global Positioning System (GPS) data was completed using multiple linear regression analysis to examine associations between five EFs, five PFs, and six community participation outcomes in 100 PwMS. Four focus groups were completed with 12 PwMS who use mobility aids and 12 who do not to understand how EFs affected community participation experiences. Thematic analysis was used.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Regression results showed significant associations between PFs and five community participation outcomes (R\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u200913% \u2212 48%, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05), and EFs explained an additional 11% variation in satisfaction with participation and 11% in GPS-derived measures of activity space, after adjusting for PFs (\u0394R\u00b2\u2009=\u20090.11, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Among individual EFs, after accounting for PFs, perceived financial resources was associated with ability to participate (B\u2009=\u20091.46, p\u2009=\u20090.018), and satisfaction with participation (B\u2009=\u20093.12, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Social support (B\u2009=\u2009\u22121.05, p\u2009=\u20090.022) and neighborhood safety (B\u2009=\u20091.3, p\u2009=\u20090.007) were associated with activity space. Qualitative findings revealed that mobility aid users experienced increased challenges in the built environment, and non-users reported more concerns about the attitudinal environment. They also described how environmental support enabled participation despite functional declines. Acceptance and adaptation were useful strategies, but participants called for improvements in the built environment, information access, MS specialty care, and public attitudes towards disability.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Community participation among PwMS is influenced by both PFs and EFs. 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