Effectiveness of integrated multidisciplinary rehabilitation in primary brain cancer survivors in an Australian community cohort: a controlled clinical trial.
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https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-1840Keywords:
brain tumour, rehabilitation, participation, quality of life, function.Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate effectiveness of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for persons following definitive primary brain tumour treatment in a community cohort. METHODS: The brain tumour (glioma) survivors (n = 106) were allocated either to the treatment group (n = 53) (intensive ambulatory multidisciplinary rehabilitation), or the waitlist control group (n = 53). The primary outcome - Functional Independence Measure (FIM), measured 'Activity' limitationDownloads
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