Occupational Therapy Interventions for Adults With Multiple Sclerosis

Katharine Preissner; Marian Arbesman; Deborah Lieberman

doi:10.5014/ajot.2016.703001

Occupational Therapy Interventions for Adults With Multiple Sclerosis

Am J Occup Ther. 2016 May-Jun;70(3):7003395010p1-4. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2016.703001.

Authors

Katharine Preissner¹, Marian Arbesman², Deborah Lieberman³

Affiliations

¹ Katharine Preissner, EdD, OTR/L, is Clinical Associate Professor and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago; kpreiss@uic.edu.
² Marian Arbesman, PhD, OTR/L, is Methodology Consultant, Evidence-Based Practice Project, American Occupational Therapy Association, Bethesda, MD; President, ArbesIdeas, Williamsville, NY; and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
³ Deborah Lieberman, MSHA, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Director, Evidence-Based Practice Project, and Staff Liaison to the Commission on Practice, American Occupational Therapy Association, Bethesda, MD.

PMID: 27089301
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2016.703001

Abstract

This Evidence Connection describes a case report of a woman with an exacerbation of multiple sclerosis (MS), applying the evidence for intervention from the systematic reviews on MS that were conducted in conjunction with the American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA's) Evidence-Based Practice Project. The occupational therapy assessment and treatment processes for an inpatient rehabilitation setting are described. Evidence Connection articles provide a clinical application of systematic reviews developed in conjunction with the AOTA's Evidence-Based Practice Project.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Evidence-Based Practice / methods
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Multiple Sclerosis / rehabilitation*
Occupational Therapy / methods*
Treatment Outcome