Cognitive Fatigability Interventions in Neurological Conditions: A Systematic Review

Fatigue in Progressive Neurological Conditions: A Literature Review

This paper reviews the current literature examining the pervasive symptom of fatigue experienced in three of the most common degenerative neurological conditions: multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease (PD) and post-polio syndrome (PPS). The existing literature can be considered under four headings definition and prevalence, type, cause, impact of fatigue. Fatigue is a common symptom in d...

Occupational Therapy Interventions for Shoulder Conditions: A Systematic Review

Occupational therapy interventions for shoulder conditions: a systematic review.

The objectives of this systematic review were (1) to identify, evaluate, and synthesize the research literature of relevance to occupational therapy regarding interventions for work-related shoulder conditions and (2) to interpret and apply the research literature to occupational therapy. Twenty-two studies were reviewed for this study-16 of Level I evidence, 2 of Level II evidence, and 4 of Le...

Biofeedback interventions for gastrointestinal conditions: a systematic review.

OBJECTIVE To review evidence for the efficacy of biofeedback in the treatment of gastrointestinal problems. DATA SOURCES Studies were identified through a search of MEDLINE, HealthSTAR, EMBASE, Allied and Complementary Medicine, MANTIS, PsycINFO, Social Science Citation Index, Science Citation Index, and CINAHL. STUDY SELECTION Studies were selected if they used biofeedback as the intervent...

Cognitive Remediation Interventions for Gambling Disorder: A Systematic Review

Various therapeutic approaches are available for the treatment of gambling disorder (GD), especially cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT; the most widely used treatment). However, CBT has high dropout and relapse rates as well as non-compliance issues, which may be partly due to resistance to changing core characteristics, such as executive functioning, attention, and emotional regulation abnorma...