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Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Effect of a Tailored Activity Pacing Intervention on Fatigue and Physical Activity Behaviours in Adults with Multiple Sclerosis.

Ulric S Abonie, Florentina J Hettinga

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Ulric S AbonieDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Volta Region PMB 31, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-2509-4413
Florentina J HettingaSchool of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Science, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7027-8126
University of Essex · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tailored activity pacing could help manage fatigue and improve physical activity. However, little is known about how to tailor activity pacing for people with multiple sclerosis. This study aims to evaluate the effect of a tailored activity pacing intervention on fatigue and physical activity behaviours in adults with multiple sclerosis. Twenty-one adults with multiple sclerosis, stratified by age and gender, are randomly allocated to either a tailored pacing or control group. Participants wear an accelerometer for seven days that measures physical activity behaviours, and self-report fatigue at the baseline and four-week follow-up. Physical activity behaviours are assessed by examining activity level (seven-day average activity counts per minute) and activity variability (seven-day average highest activity counts each day divided by activity counts on that day). The intervention improves activity levels (Mean difference = 40.91; 95% Confidence Interval [CI] (3.84-77.96);

Indexed as

Exercise TherapyMultiple SclerosisAccelerometryAgedFatigueFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of Lifeaccelerometeractivity pacingenergy distributionmultiple sclerosis (MS)

Identifiers

PMID33375123
PMCPMC7792946
OpenAlexW3115988029

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