Measurement Properties’ Evaluation of the Arabic Version of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Settings and Participants
2.3. Outcome Measures
2.3.1. The Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS)
2.3.2. RAND 36-Item Health Survey (RAND-36)
2.3.3. Global Rating of Change (GRC)
2.4. Procedure
3. Statistical Analysis
3.1. Test–Retest Reliability
3.2. Measurement Error
3.3. Floor and Ceiling Effects
3.4. Construct Validity
3.5. Sample Size Estimation
4. Results
4.1. Test–Retest Reliability
4.2. Measurement Error
4.3. Construct Validity
4.4. Floor and Ceiling Effects
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Mean ± SD or N (%) |
---|---|
Age (years) | 33.73 ± 8.87 |
Gender | Male = 34 (34%) |
Female = 66 (66%) | |
Handedness | Right = 61 (61%) |
Left = 15 (15%) | |
Ambidextrous = 24 (24%) | |
Height (cm) | 163.2 ± 9.24 |
Weight (kg) | 73.65 ± 24.30 |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 27.51 ± 8.35 |
Family history with MS | Yes: 16 (16%) |
No: 84 (84%) | |
Marital status | Single: 45 (45%) |
Married 45 (45%) | |
Divorced 10 (10%) | |
Level of education | Elementary school: 2 (2%) |
Middle school: 14 (14%) | |
High-school: 14 (14%) | |
Bachelor degree: 68 (68%) | |
Post-graduate study: 2 (2%) | |
Onset of MS (months) ** | 62.00 (95.00) * |
Variable | Mean ± SD |
---|---|
PSFS-Ar | 5.43 ± 2.19 |
RAND-36 physical functioning | 69.35 ± 27.17 |
RAND-36 role limitation due physical health problems | 51.25 ± 43.42 |
RAND-36 energy/fatigue | 50.40 ± 25.88 |
RAND-36 emotional well-being | 60.92 ± 24.16 |
Mean ± SD | Mean Difference a (95% CI) | ICC2,1 (95% CI) | SEM | MDC95 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Test | 5.43 ± 2.19 | 0.155 (−0.25 to 0.56) | 0.87 (0.75–0.93) | 0.80 | 1.87 |
Retest | 5.33 ± 2.10 |
Variable | rho (95% CI) | p |
---|---|---|
RAND-36 physical functioning | 0.50 (0.33 to 0.64) | <0.001 |
RAND-36 role limitations due to physical health problems | 0.37 (0.19 to 0.53) | <0.001 |
RAND-36 energy/fatigue | 0.35 (0.14 to 0.52) | <0.001 |
RAND-36 emotional well-being | 0.19 (−0.13 to 0.39) | 0.053 |
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Alsubiheen, A.M.; Alzain, N.A.; Albishi, A.M.; Shaheen, A.A.M.; Aldaihan, M.M.; Almurdi, M.M.; Alqahtani, A.S.; Alderaa, A.A.; Alnahdi, A.H. Measurement Properties’ Evaluation of the Arabic Version of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Healthcare 2023, 11, 1560. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11111560
Alsubiheen AM, Alzain NA, Albishi AM, Shaheen AAM, Aldaihan MM, Almurdi MM, Alqahtani AS, Alderaa AA, Alnahdi AH. Measurement Properties’ Evaluation of the Arabic Version of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Healthcare. 2023; 11(11):1560. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11111560
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlsubiheen, Abdulrahman M., Nawaf A. Alzain, Alaa M. Albishi, Afaf A. M. Shaheen, Mishal M. Aldaihan, Muneera M. Almurdi, Abdulfattah S. Alqahtani, Asma A. Alderaa, and Ali H. Alnahdi. 2023. "Measurement Properties’ Evaluation of the Arabic Version of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis" Healthcare 11, no. 11: 1560. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11111560
APA StyleAlsubiheen, A. M., Alzain, N. A., Albishi, A. M., Shaheen, A. A. M., Aldaihan, M. M., Almurdi, M. M., Alqahtani, A. S., Alderaa, A. A., & Alnahdi, A. H. (2023). Measurement Properties’ Evaluation of the Arabic Version of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Healthcare, 11(11), 1560. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11111560