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Effect of the cooling suit method applied to individuals with multiple sclerosis on fatigue and activities of daily living

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  • Fatma Özkan Tuncay
  • Mukadder Mollaoğlu

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Aims and objectives To determine the effects of cooling suit on fatigue and activities of daily living of individuals with multiple sclerosis. Background Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis and adversely affects their activities of daily living. Studies evaluating fatigue associated with multiple sclerosis have reported that most of the fatigue cases are related to the increase in body temperature and that cooling therapy is effective in coping with fatigue. Design This study used a two sample, control group design. Methods The study sample comprised 75 individuals who met the inclusion criteria. Data were collected with study forms. After the study data were collected, cooling suit treatment was administered to the experimental group. During home visits paid at the fourth and eighth weeks after the intervention, the aforementioned scales were re‐administered to the participants in the experimental and control groups. Results The analyses performed demonstrated that the severity levels of fatigue experienced by the participants in the experimental group wearing cooling suit decreased. The experimental group also exhibited a significant improvement in the participants’ levels of independence in activities of daily living. Conclusions The cooling suit worn by individuals with multiple sclerosis was determined to significantly improve the participants’ levels of fatigue and independence in activities of daily living. Relevance to clinical practice The cooling suit therapy was found to be an effective intervention for the debilitating fatigue suffered by many multiple sclerosis patients, thus significantly improving their level of independence in activities of daily living.

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  • Fatma Özkan Tuncay & Mukadder Mollaoğlu, 2017. "Effect of the cooling suit method applied to individuals with multiple sclerosis on fatigue and activities of daily living," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 26(23-24), pages 4527-4536, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:26:y:2017:i:23-24:p:4527-4536
    DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13788
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    1. Grethe Eilertsen & Heidi Ormstad & Marit Kirkevold & Anne M Mengshoel & Siv Söderberg & Malin Olsson, 2015. "Similarities and differences in the experience of fatigue among people living with fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, ankylosing spondylitis and stroke," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 24(13-14), pages 2023-2034, July.
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