Perceptions of cognitive symptoms among people aging with multiple sclerosis and their caregivers

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-159

  Finlayson, Marcia ^a   Shevil, Eynat ^b   Cho, Chi C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Awareness; Caregivers; Family relations; Multiple sclerosis; Neurobehavioral manifestations

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERCEPTION; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 66849131053     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.63.2.151     Document Type: Article

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