Linkages between goal attainment and quality of life for individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome

Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 3-22

  Query, Michelle ^a   Taylor, Renée R ^b  

^a WEISS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; Goal setting; Participatory; Quality of life; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 33645722448     PISSN: 07380577     EISSN: 15413098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J003v19n04_02     Document Type: Article

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