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Occupational Therapy Service Use Among People Aging With Multiple Sclerosis
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The American Journal of Occupational Therapy
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May 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. May/Jun 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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KEY WORDS
* aging
* aging with disability
* health services research
* multiple sclerosis
* service utilization
OBJECTIVE. We examined the use of occupational therapy services in a sample of people aging with multiple sclerosis (MS).
METHOD. A total of 1,282 people with MS, ages 45 to 90, participated in telephone interviews to identify unmet health-related service needs. Occupational therapy was 1 of 22 services examined. Proportional odds models were used to examine factors associated with how recently services were used.
RESULTS. Four hundred eighty-four participants (38.2%) had used occupational therapy services at some point since their diagnosis; 211 had used these services in the ...