Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis
Author(s) -
Amy M. Yorke,
Evan T. Cohen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of physiotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.615
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1836-9553
pISSN - 1836-9561
DOI - 10.1016/j.jphys.2015.05.021
Subject(s) - medicine , multiple sclerosis , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medline , psychiatry , political science , law
Background: The FAMS is a patient-completed disease specific questionnaire regarding perceptions of mobility and quality of life in people. References: Key Reference: Cella et al. Validation of the Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis quality of life instrument. NEUROLOGY 1996;47: 129-139 Rationale/ Justification: Strengths/ Weaknesses: The FAMS was created on an existing measure—the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy: General Questionnairre with additional items generated by experts and interviews with patients.
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