Core outcome measures for exercise studies in people with multiple sclerosis: Recommendations from a multidisciplinary consensus meeting

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1641-1650

  Paul, Lorna ^a   Coote, Susan ^b   Crosbie, Jean ^c   Dixon, Diane ^d   Hale, Leigh ^e   Holloway, Ed ^c   McCrone, Paul ^f   Miller, Linda ^g   Saxton, John ^h   Sincock, Caroline ^c   White, Lesley ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c MS Society   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^f NHS AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

exercise; Multiple sclerosis; outcome measures

Indexed keywords

6 MINUTE WALK TEST; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CONSENSUS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; FATIGUE IMPACT SCALE; FATIGUE SEVERITY SCALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IMPACT SCALE 29; MULTUPLE SCLEROSIS QUALITY OF LIFE 54 INSTRUMENT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TIMED UP AND GO; WAIST HIP RATIO; BODY COMPOSITION; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; MODIFIED FATIGUE IMPACT SCALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IMPACT SCALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS QUALITY OF LIFE 54 INSTRUMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW;

EID: 84905005940     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458514526944     Document Type: Article

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