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Occupational Therapy Practice and Research with Persons with Multiple Sclerosis
Edited by Marcia Finlayson, PhD, OT(C) OTR(L)
Reviewed by Cindy Gackle, BS, OTR/L
2004, 148 pages
Website: www.haworthpress.com
ISBN: 0-7890-2380-6 (Hardcover) 0-7890-2381-4(Softcover)
Price: $39.95 (Hardcover) $19.95 (Softcover)
Posted: 06/28/2004
Editorial Review
I think this book will find its home as a very useful resource with
the clinician who is interested in a holistic, statistically valid treatment
approach that addresses meaningful and increased ADL functioning in this specialized
area of treatment with a special population of people. This composite of current
research studies focuses on occupational therapy related treatment areas of
occupation with persons with multiple sclerosis. The summaries of research
articles conducted are varied. The titles of research studies include:
- Multiple Perspectives on the Health Service Need, Use, and Variability
Among Older Adults with Multiple Sclerosis;
- Analysis of Symptoms, Functional Impairments and Participation in Occupational
Therapy for Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis;
- Self-Report Assessment of Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis;
- The Effect of Wheelchair Use on the Quality of Life of Persons with Multiple
Sclerosis;
- Interference of Upper Limb Tremor on Daily Life Activities in People
with Multiple Sclerosis;
- Developing and Implementing Lifestyle Management Programs with People
with Multiple Sclerosis;
- In Their Own Words: Coping Processes Among Women Aging with Multiple
Sclerosis.
The statistical data is noteworthy and indicates the efficacy of occupational
therapy. It is an excellent resource with meaningful data and multiple references
that will assist clinicians with treatment planning. I perceive that this book
may also serve as a "spark" and encourage others to engage in further research
in related treatment areas with multiple sclerosis.
About the Editor:
Marcia Finlayson, PhD, OT(C), OTR/L, is Assistant Professor
in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University Of Illinois at
Chicago. She received her baccalaureate degree in Medical Rehabilitation (Occupational
Therapy) in 1987 from the University of Manitoba, and then worked in a variety
of hospital and community settings primarily serving with older adults. She
returned to the University of Manitoba to complete and MSc and PhD in the
Department of Community Health Sciences, finishing her studies in 1999.
About the Reviewer:
 Cindy
Gackle, OTR/L is a staff occupational therapist with Fairview-University
Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. She received her B.S. in Occupational Therapy
from the University of North Dakota in 1979.
Cindy has worked in long-term care, acute rehabilitation, home health and
in-patient acute care. Her work for the past six years has focused on treatment
of patients with multiple sclerosis through the Fairview MS Center.
06/28/2004
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