Sessions | Content of the sessions |
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Introduction session | • Getting to know the patient, identification of problems in daily life with help of the COPM, impact of fatigue on daily life |
 | • Hand out workbook IECM, activity list per day/week to give insight in load and loadability of the patient, and learning style assessment |
Analysis of the problems | • Discuss activity/participation problems, outcomes of load and loadability from the activity lists |
 | • Analysis of problems, determine questions of help, and the learning and approaching style |
 | • Formulate the problems and treatment goals |
Treatment sessions | a. Information about fatigue |
 | • types, causes and factors influencing fatigue |
 | • banking (saving) and budgeting (deciding how to spend) energy |
 | b. Importance of rest |
 | • how fatigue can influence your daily life |
 | • rest as a way of relieving fatigue |
 | c. Balancing your schedule |
 | • components of a balanced lifestyle |
 | • how to balance (light and heavy) activities |
 | • planning a weekly schedule |
 | d. Communication |
 | • expressing needs to others |
 | • breaking down negative attitudes about fatigue and rest |
 | e. Priorities and standards |
 | • breaking down activities in order to simplify them as much as possible |
 | • budgeting energy, making decisions about priorities and standards |
 | f. How to do activities |
 | g. Ergonomics, body positions and assistive devices |
 | • organisation of needed environments (work, home) to promote good body mechanics |
 | • Organisation of needed environments to save energy |
 | • Technology and equipment that can save energy |
 | • Structure of body/biomechanics |
 | • How to use body properly/ergonomics |
Evaluation session | Â |