Objective: To ascertain whether or not an inpatient multidisciplinary treatment programme for patients with Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis resulted in a measurable change in patients' health-related quality of life (HRQL).
Design: Assessments of HRQL were made one week before adm ssion and approximately one month post discharge.
Setting: Six-bed Neurological Rehabilitation Unit at Worthing Hospital on the south coast of England.