Caregiver burden, quality of life and walking ability in different disability levels of multiple sclerosis.

Ertekin Ö., ÖZAKBAŞ S., Idiman E.

NeuroRehabilitation, vol.34, no.2, pp.313-21, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.3233/nre-131037
  • Journal Name: NeuroRehabilitation
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.313-21
  • Keywords: Multiple sclerosis, caregiver, quality of life, burden, disability, self-efficacy, life satisfaction, IMPACT SCALE MSIS-29, PEOPLE, IMPAIRMENT, MULTICENTER, ASSISTANCE, MOBILITY, FATIGUE, CARERS, STRAIN, MS
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The caregivers of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) individuals are usually burdened with a wide range of MS-related caregiving tasks which may result in damages of their daily life and quality of life (QOL).