| Karhula, M. E., Kanelisto, K., Hämäläinen, P., Ruutiainen, J., Era, P., Häkkinen, A., & Salminen, A.-L. (2022). Self-reported reasons for changes in performance of daily activities during a 2-year multidisciplinary multiple sclerosis rehabilitation. International Journal of MS Care, 24(3), 110-116. |
The study investigated whether individuals with severe and moderate disability would achieve the main objective of rehabilitation, which is improved performance and satisfaction with daily activities, as measured by the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). |
| Franco, R. C., Curib, H. T., Andrade, L. F., & Ferretti, E. C. (2022). Compreensão das dificuldades e dos fatores contextuais nas atividades cotidianas de pessoas com esclerose múltipla: um estudo piloto. Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 30, 1-15. |
Understand the difficulties and contextual factors (environmental and personal) that affect the daily activities of people with MS. |
| Goverover, Y., Chen, M. H., Botticello, A., Voelbel, G. T., Kim, G., DeLuca, J., & Genova, H. M. (2022). Relationships between changes in daily occupations and health-related quality of life in persons with multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 57, 1-7. |
Explore the impact of mandatory lockdown and social distancing policies on engagement in daily occupations for individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) and able-bodied adults. |
| Jansa, J., Ferdinand, S., Milo, M., Løyning, I. G., Huilla, T., Kallmayer, L., Ilsbroukx, S., Filló, N., Raats, J., Jakobson, J., & Kos, D. (2022). Performance of Activities of daily living in people with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 57, 103342. |
This study aims to systematically investigate ADL performance using the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) in people with MS (PMS) across all disease types and within the Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) of 1 .0 to 8.0. |
| Jaramillo Buitrago, J., & Pérez Parra, J. E. (2021). Fatigue and functional independence in people with multiple sclerosis. Salud Uninorte, 37(1), 67-83. |
Establish the relationship between functional independence in activities of daily living in people with multiple sclerosis. |
| Yazgan, Y. Z., Tarakcı, E., Gungor, F., & Kurtuncu, M. (2021). Understanding the impact of cognitive impairment and disease severity on activities of daily living in MS patients with different disability levels. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 200, 106398. |
The study investigates the impact of cognitive impairment and disease severity on ADL in MS patients with different levels of disability. |
| Homayuni, A., Abedini, S., Hosseini, Z., Etemadifar, M., & Ghanbarnejad, A. (2021). Explaining the facilitators of quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis: A qualitative study. BMC Neurology, 21(1), 193. |
MS research was conducted to better understand the negative effects of fatigue, cognitive impairment, emotional burden, and decreased physical functioning on the personal, professional, and social lives of individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). |
| Allataifeh, E., Khalil, H., Almhdawi, K., Al-Shorman, A., Hawamdeh, Z., El-Salem, K., & Bumin, G. (2020). The clinical correlates of participation levels in people with multiple sclerosis. NeuroRehabilitation, 47(2), 153-160. |
Identify motor and non-motor factors that are associated with the level of participation in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), leisure, social and religious activities in people with MS. |
| Hynes, S. M., & Forwell, S. (2019). A cognitive occupation-based programme for people with multiple sclerosis: a new occupational therapy cognitive rehabilitation intervention. Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy, 32(1), 41-52. |
The aim of this research was to explore the views of people with multiple sclerosis and occupational therapists on the program and its potential for implementation in practice. |
| Oliveira-Kumakura, A. R. de S., Bezutti, L. M., Silva, J. L. G., & Gasparino, R. C. (2019). Functional and self-care capacity of people with multiple sclerosis. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 27, 1-11. |
To describe the levels of self-care and functionality of patients with multiple sclerosis and determine whether sociodemographic, clinical and functional variables interfere with self-care and/or functionality. |
| Bravo-González, F., & Álvarez-Roldán, A. (2019). Esclerosis múltiple, pérdida de funcionalidad y género. Elsevier Enhanced Reader, 33(2), 177-184. |
Identify the type of support and assistance that patients with multiple sclerosis need to deal with the loss of functionality and show how gender affects the perception of these needs. |
| Dehghani, A., Khoramkish, M., & Shahsavari Isfahani, S. (2019). Challenges in the daily living activities of patients with multiple sclerosis: a qualitative content analysis. International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery, 7(3), 201-210. |
Explore the challenges of activities of daily living (ADL) for people with MS. |
| Abdullah, E. J., Badr, H. E., & Manee, F. (2018). MS people’s performance and satisfaction with daily occupations: implications for occupational therapy. OTJR (Thorofare, N.J.), 38(1), 28-37. |
The objectives of this study were to evaluate the performance and level of satisfaction with daily occupations among people with MS and to explore factors associated with their performance and satisfaction. |
| Cowan, C. K., Pierson, J. M., & Leggat, S. G. (2020). Psychosocial aspects of the lived experience of multiple sclerosis: personal perspectives. Disability and Rehabilitation, 42(3), 349-359. |
Explore participants' personal perspectives: on the psychosocial aspects of living with multiple sclerosis (MS) after inpatient rehabilitation; and about experiences of hospitalization for rehabilitation and discharge home. |