@article{ref1,
title="The effect of cognitive rehabilitation on balance skills of individuals with multiple sclerosis",
journal="Occupational therapy in health care",
year="2021",
author="Vahedi, Mohsen and Haghgoo, Hojjat Allah and Akbarfahimi, Nazila and Ahmadi Kahjoogh, Mina and Yaghoubi, Zahra and Azimian, Mojtaba",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Balance skills can be affected by slow information processing speed in people with multiple sclerosis. This study explored the effect of cognitive-based rehabilitation  on balance skills of individuals with multiple sclerosis. Seventy-one participants  with multiple sclerosis were randomly assigned to the usual occupational therapy  exercises as a control group (n = 36, male = 10) or the cognitive rehabilitation  group (n = 35, male = 10). Using several assessments pre-intervention,  post-intervention and two months after completion, participants in the cognitive  rehabilitation group showed significant improvement in their balance skills in  post-test and as well as follow-up measurements compared to the control group. <br><br>RESULTS also showed a large effect of cognitive rehabilitation for balance  (eta-squared= 0.59) and for information processing speed measured. Inclusion of  tasks related to information processing speed to the usual occupational therapy  exercises seemed to be able to improve the balance skills of people with multiple  sclerosis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0738-0577",
doi="10.1080/07380577.2021.1871698",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07380577.2021.1871698"
}