A randomised controlled trial of an exercise plus behaviour change intervention in people with multiple sclerosis: The step it up study protocol

BMC Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Coote, Susan ^a   Gallagher, Stephen ^a   Msetfi, Rachel ^a   Larkin, Aidan ^b   Newell, John ^c   Motl, Robert W ^d   Hayes, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Exercise; Physical activity; Physiotherapy; Social cognitive theory

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WALKING;

EID: 84923933743     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12883-014-0241-9     Document Type: Article

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