Publications by authors named "Lyan Blikman"
Objective: We investigated whether demographic, disease-related, or personal baseline determinants can predict a positive response to energy conservation management (ECM).
Method: We conducted a secondary analysis of a single-blind, two-parallel-arms randomized controlled trial that included ambulatory adults with severe MS-related fatigue. Therapy responders and nonresponders were categorized by Checklist Individual Strength fatigue change scores between baseline and end of treatment.
Energy Conservation Management and Physical Behaviour in Fatigued People with Multiple Sclerosis.
J Rehabil Med Clin Commun
December 2018
Background: Fatigue affects 80% of persons with multiple sclerosis and is associated with daily physical functioning. Both fatigue and physical behaviour are multidimensional concepts.
Objective: To study the association between the dimensions of physical behaviour and multiple sclerosis-related fatigue.
Background: Fatigue is a frequently reported and disabling symptom in multiple sclerosis (MS).
Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of an individual energy conservation management (ECM) intervention on fatigue and participation in persons with primary MS-related fatigue.
Methods: A total of 86 severely fatigued and ambulatory adults with a definite diagnosis of MS were randomized in a single-blind, two-parallel-arm randomized clinical trial to the ECM group or the information-only control group in outpatient rehabilitation departments.
Objectives: (1) To assess real-time patterns of fatigue; (2) to assess the association between a real-time fatigue score and 3 commonly used questionnaires (Checklist Individual Strength [CIS] fatigue subscale, Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS), and Fatigue Severity Scale [FSS]); and (3) to establish factors that confound the association between the real-time fatigue score and the conventional fatigue questionnaires in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Setting: MS-specialized outpatient facility.
Objective: To study physical behavior in detail in fatigued persons with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Design: Case-control explorative study.
Setting: Outpatient rehabilitation department and participants' daily environment.
Background: TREFAMS is an acronym for TReating FAtigue in Multiple Sclerosis, while ACE refers to the rehabilitation treatment methods under study, that is, Aerobic training, Cognitive behavioural therapy, and Energy conservation management. The TREFAMS-ACE research programme consists of four studies and has two main objectives: (1) to assess the effectiveness of three different rehabilitation treatment strategies in reducing fatigue and improving societal participation in patients with MS; and (2) to study the neurobiological mechanisms of action that underlie treatment effects and MS-related fatigue in general.
Methods/design: Ambulatory patients (n = 270) suffering from MS-related fatigue will be recruited to three single-blinded randomised clinical trials (RCTs).
Objectives: To systematically review the effects of energy conservation management (ECM) treatment for fatigue in multiple sclerosis (MS), and to study the effect of ECM treatment on restrictions in participation and quality of life (QoL).
Data Sources: PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, and Web of Knowledge were searched to identify relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and controlled clinical trials.
Study Selection: To select potential studies, 2 reviewers independently applied the inclusion criteria.