Evaluation of the Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity Scale 88: A Short Report.

multiple sclerosis outcome assessment psychometrics spasticity

Journal

Rehabilitation process and outcome
ISSN: 1179-5727
Titre abrégé: Rehabil Process Outcome
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101774452

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2019
Historique:
received: 02 11 2018
accepted: 12 11 2018
entrez: 9 9 2021
pubmed: 16 1 2019
medline: 16 1 2019
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity Scale 88 (MSSS-88) is designed to capture the patient experience and impact of spasticity, but there is limited evaluation against clinician-rated measures of spasticity. To evaluate the convergent validity and responsiveness of the MSSS-88. Longitudinal study. University Laboratory. Thirty-four people with multiple sclerosis. People with multiple sclerosis (MS; n = 34) completed the self-reported 12-item Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale, Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity Scale, Barthel Index alongside the clinician-rated Ashworth Scale, and a laboratory-based measure of ankle spasticity. Spasticity measure responsiveness was evaluated in 20 participants at two time points, an average of 8.75 ± 3.8 months apart. In people with MS (mean age 55.1 ± 8.1 years; Expanded Disability Scale range 4.5-7.0), spasticity symptom specific subscales of the MSSS-88 (stiffness and spasms) showed strong and significant correlations with the clinician-rated Ashworth Scale ( Our findings lend additional support to the convergent validity of this measure.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
The Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity Scale 88 (MSSS-88) is designed to capture the patient experience and impact of spasticity, but there is limited evaluation against clinician-rated measures of spasticity.
OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the convergent validity and responsiveness of the MSSS-88.
DESIGN METHODS
Longitudinal study.
SETTING METHODS
University Laboratory.
SUBJECTS METHODS
Thirty-four people with multiple sclerosis.
METHODS METHODS
People with multiple sclerosis (MS; n = 34) completed the self-reported 12-item Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale, Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity Scale, Barthel Index alongside the clinician-rated Ashworth Scale, and a laboratory-based measure of ankle spasticity. Spasticity measure responsiveness was evaluated in 20 participants at two time points, an average of 8.75 ± 3.8 months apart.
RESULTS RESULTS
In people with MS (mean age 55.1 ± 8.1 years; Expanded Disability Scale range 4.5-7.0), spasticity symptom specific subscales of the MSSS-88 (stiffness and spasms) showed strong and significant correlations with the clinician-rated Ashworth Scale (
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Our findings lend additional support to the convergent validity of this measure.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34497457
doi: 10.1177/1179572718823510
pii: 10.1177_1179572718823510
pmc: PMC8276976
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

1179572718823510

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s) 2019.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Declaration of conflicting interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Auteurs

Jenny Freeman (J)

Peninsula Allied Health Centre, School of Health Professions, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.

Terry Gorst (T)

Peninsula Allied Health Centre, School of Health Professions, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.

Jodielin Ofori (J)

Peninsula Allied Health Centre, School of Health Professions, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.

Jonathan Marsden (J)

Peninsula Allied Health Centre, School of Health Professions, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.

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