Impact of mobility impairment on the burden of caregiving in individuals with multiple sclerosis

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 433-440

  Dunn, Jeffrey ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

caregiver burden; costs of care; difficulty walking; healthcare expenditures; mobility impairment; multiple sclerosis; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BACKACHE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FAMILY COUNSELING; FATIGUE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INSOMNIA; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOM; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FAMILY RELATIONS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77955816935     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erp.10.34     Document Type: Review

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