Psychometric Properties of the SymptoMScreen Questionnaire in a Mild Disability Population of Patients with Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: Quantifying the Patient’s Perspective

Autor: José Meca-Lallana, Jorge Maurino, Miguel Ángel Hernández-Pérez, Ángel P. Sempere, Luis Brieva, Elena García-Arcelay, María Terzaghi, Gustavo Saposnik, Javier Ballesteros
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Neurology and Therapy, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 173-179 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2193-8253
2193-6536
DOI: 10.1007/s40120-020-00176-6
Popis: Abstract Crucial elements for achieving optimal long-term outcomes in multiple sclerosis (MS) are patient confidence and effective physician–patient communication. Patient-reported instruments may provide the means to fill the gap in currently available clinician-rated measures. The SymptoMScreen (SMSS) is a brief self-assessment tool for measuring symptom severity in 12 neurologic domains commonly affected by MS. We conducted a non-interventional study to assess the dimensional structure and item characteristics of the SMSS. A total of 218 patients with relapsing–remitting MS and mild disability (median Expanded Disability Status Scale score 2.0) were studied. Symptom severity was low (SMSS score 13.5, interquartile range 4.2–27), fatigue being the domain with the highest impact. A non-parametric item response theory, i.e., Mokken analysis, found that the SMSS is a robust one-dimensional scale (overall scalability index H 0.60) with high reliability (Cronbach’s alpha 0.94). The confirmatory factor analysis model confirmed the unidimensional structure (comparative fit index 1.0, root-mean-square error of approximation 0.001). Samejima’s model fitted well an unconstrained model with different item difficulties. The SMSS shows appropriate psychometric characteristics and may constitute a valuable and easy-to-implement addition to measure the symptom severity in clinical practice.
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