Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12 , Pages 1649-1657 , December 2007

Measures of Physical Functioning Predict Self-Reported Performance in Self-Care, Mobility, and Domestic Life in Ambulatory Persons With Multiple Sclerosis

  • Jaana Paltamaa, MSc, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland
    • Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Jaana Paltamaa, MSc, PT, Dept of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, PO Box 35 (Viv), FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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  • Taneli Sarasoja, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland
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  • Esko Leskinen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
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  • Juhani Wikström, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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  • Esko Mälkiä, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

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    Data used in this study displayed using the ICF as a framework. Abbreviations: BBS, Berg Balance Scale; BBT, Box and Block Test; BMI, body mass index; EDSS, Expanded Disability Status Scale; FSQ, Func

    Data used in this study displayed using the ICF as a framework. Abbreviations: BBS, Berg Balance Scale; BBT, Box and Block Test; BMI, body mass index; EDSS, Expanded Disability Status Scale; FSQ, Functional Status Questionnaire; HR, heart rate; MAS, Modified Ashworth Scale; MVC, maximal voluntary contraction; PCI, Physiological Cost Index; RPE, rating of perceived exertion; 6MWT, six-minute walk-test; SLR, straight-leg raise test; 10MWT, ten-minute walk test.

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    Performance in ADL obtained from FSQ: (A) self-care, (B) mobility, and (C) domestic life. Boxplots are 25%–75% quartiles; whiskers are 10%–90% percentiles; solid lines are median value. All scales sho

    Performance in ADL obtained from FSQ: (A) self-care, (B) mobility, and (C) domestic life. Boxplots are 25%–75% quartiles; whiskers are 10%–90% percentiles; solid lines are median value. All scales showed statistically significant differences between fully independent, independent with perceived difficulties, and dependent group (Kruskal-Wallis test, P<.001).

 Supported in part by the Central Finland Health Care District, the Finnish MS Society, and the Social Insurance Institution of Finland.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01486-4

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.07.032

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12 , Pages 1649-1657 , December 2007

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