Abstract
Objective: To investigate the relationship between self-awareness of functional status and performance of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL), and self-reports of quality of life (QOL) in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). Design: A between-groups design, using a correlational approach to examine the relationship between self-awareness of functional status, IADL and QOL. Participants: We studied 47 individuals with clinically definite MS and 26 healthy controls (HCs). Measures: The Functional Behavior Profile was completed by both participants and their informants. Participants' scores were subtracted from those of their informants', and the absolute value was used as the self-awareness/concordance score. The Executive Function Performance Test measured IADL performance; QOL was measured with the Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis. Results: MS participants showed lower levels of self-awareness relative to HCs. Significant correlations were observed between performance of IADL, reports of QOL and self-awareness levels of functional status. However, reports of QOL were not significantly correlated with performance of IADL. Conclusions: The positive association between self-awareness of functional status with IADL performance and QOL reports provides support for the role of awareness in rehabilitation.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 60-68 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Rehabilitation Psychology |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2009 |
Keywords
- cognitive rehabilitation
- multiple sclerosis
- outcome measures
- self-awareness
- Activities of daily living
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Clinical Psychology
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation