A Holistic Look at Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: Focusing on Social Life, Household and Employment Issues

ÖZDEMİR, LEYLA; Asiret, Guler

doi:10.4274/tftr.57.04

A Holistic Look at Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: Focusing on Social Life, Household and Employment Issues

TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, cilt.57, sa.1, ss.19-24, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 57 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2011
Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tftr.57.04
Dergi Adı: TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.19-24
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: This study identifies the impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) on patients' employment status, social and family life. Additionally, the purpose of the study was to explore the problems related to completing outdoor and indoor household tasks, the effect of disease on relatives, familial support perceived by patients, and the attitudes of relatives toward the disease.