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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2011 Oct;92(10 Suppl):S28–S36. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.01.025

TABLE 4.

Domains and Importance Scores Across Diseases

Adult Epilepsy MS Stroke PD ALS Pediatric Epilepsy MD Generic or Targeted
Physical 2 5 5 5 5 2 4 Generic
Cognitive 4 3 4 5 2 3 2 Generic
Emotional 4 4 3 4 3 2 2 Generic
Social 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 Generic
Communication 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 Targeted
Fatigue 1 4 --- 1 --- 1 2 Targeted
Pain 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Targeted
Treatment Effect 2 2 1 4 1 2 1 Targeted
Bowel & Bladder --- 2 --- 1 --- --- 1 Targeted
Independence 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 Targeted
Stigma 2 1 1 2 --- 3 --- Targeted
Personality/Behavior Change 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Targeted
Positive Psychological Function --- 2 2 --- 4 2 1 Targeted
Sensory Symptoms 1 1 1 1 --- 1 1 NA

Note: Number in cell indicates the number of sources (5 = highest) that indicated the domain was of importance for the disease; Generic Concept = rating ≥3 in 50% of diseases; Targeted = ≥2 in less than 5 diseases; MS = Multiple Sclerosis; PD = Parkinson’s Disease; ALS = Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; MD = Muscular Dystrophy