BACKGROUND Fatigue is a common symptom of multiple sclerosis patients that may be present at all stages of the disease. The aim of this study was to determine presence of fatigue in multiple sclerosis patients during relapse and its relation to neurological disability and depression. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study included 120 patients who were assessed during the acute relap...

In Iran like other developed countries, first, we need to identify the additional costs of disability for People with different types and severity of the disability. Here, we should use a conceptual framework to measure costs of disability properly. Second, we should promote access to services used frequently by PWD such as medicines, rehabilitation services, transportation, and adaptations. Th...

Few studies on long-term functional outcome have been conducted in post-stroke patients in China. The objective of this study was to conduct a nationwide survey in China to investigate the 5-year prevalence of post-stroke disability and its correlation factors. A total of 893 patients with ischemic stroke were included. Demographic, clinical and neuro-imaging information were collected with sta...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between the severity of hip pain and disability, and a number of measures of socioeconomic position, using a range of individual and ecological socioeconomic indicators. DESIGN Interviewer administered and self completed questionnaires on symptoms of pain and disability, general health and socioeconomic indicators, completed by people reporting hip pai...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Early neurological deficit severity is the most important determinant of final functional outcome in acute ischemic stroke. However, deficit severity frequently changes during the first hours and days postonset. METHODS Analysis of control group patients enrolled in the 2 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke tissue-type plasminogen activator trials. N...

Abstract Introduction Migraine is a common disabling primary headache disorder with significant personal and socio-economic impacts. Medical students usually have multiple triggers for migraine, particularly stress irregular sleep. Objective To assess the prevalence, characteristics, degree of disability migraine in sample Egyptian medical to study their health care-seeking practice when having...

objective: the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of parenting education on improvement of reading and writing disabilities in children. methods: a randomized controlled trial was done on primary school students with reading and writing disabilities and their mothers. the subjects were divided into three groups with 26 members in each group. the first group (mothers’ education group) re...

OBJECTIVE To assess physician-patient communication about headache-related disability and to evaluate the influence of information about disability on physicians' perceptions of illness severity and the treatment needs of migraineurs. BACKGROUND Evidence suggests that migraine is suboptimally treated in clinical practice, partly due to poor communication between physicians and their patients....

OBJECTIVE Diabetes is rapidly increasing in prevalence among working-age adults, but little is known about the clinical characteristics that predict work disability in this population. This study assessed clinical predictors of work disability among working-age individuals with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In a cohort of diabetic individuals (n = 1,642) enrolled in a large health mai...