One-year follow-up to a randomized controlled trial of an energy conservation course for persons with multiple sclerosis

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 305-313

  Mathiowetz, Virgil G ^a   Matuska, Kathleen M ^b   Finlayson, Marcia L ^c   Luo, Ping ^d   Chen, Hua Yun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy effectiveness; Fatigue; Occupational therapy; Outcomes; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Work simplification

Indexed keywords

CROSSOVER DESIGN; DELAYED CONTROL; ENERGY EFFECTIVENESS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

HEALTH RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SOCIAL ASPECTS; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CANCER; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FATIGUE IMPACT SCALE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SHORT FORM 36; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL FATIGUE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 35848960534     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e3282f14434     Document Type: Article

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