Constantly changing lives: Experiences of people with multiple sclerosis

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 772-781

  Lexell, Eva Månsson ^a,b   Lund, Maria Larsson ^c   Iwarsson, Susanne ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Human activities; Identification (psychology); Life change events; Multiple sclerosis; Social environment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECREATION; TIME; WORK;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; TIME FACTORS; WORK;

EID: 75449099604     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.63.6.772     Document Type: Article

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