A randomized controlled trial of a cognitive rehabilitation intervention for persons with multiple sclerosis

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 882-893

  Stuifbergen, Alexa K ^a   Becker, Heather ^a   Perez, Frank ^b   Morison, Janet ^a   Kullberg, Vicki ^a   Todd, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; computerized; multiple sclerosis; randomized controlled trial; rehabilitation interventions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866367486     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215511434997     Document Type: Article

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