TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - The effect of cognitive rehabilitation on balance skills of individuals with multiple sclerosis
JO  - Occupational therapy in health care
A1  - Vahedi, Mohsen
A1  - Haghgoo, Hojjat Allah
A1  - Akbarfahimi, Nazila
A1  - Ahmadi Kahjoogh, Mina
A1  - Yaghoubi, Zahra
A1  - Azimian, Mojtaba
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0738-0577
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07380577.2021.1871698
ID  - ref1
ER  -