Baker, G., Nair, K.P. orcid.org/0000-0002-4004-2315, Baster, K. et al. (2 more authors) (2019) Reliability and acceptability of the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-29 questionnaire in an English-speaking cohort. Multiple Sclerosis, 25 (11). pp. 1539-1542. ISSN 1352-4585
Abstract
Background: Multiple Sclerosis Quality-of-Life Questionnaire-54 (MSQoL-54) is a disease-specific instrument for assessing health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Due to the number of items, the time taken to complete it is long. A shorter 29-item version, Multiple Sclerosis Quality-of-Life Questionnaire-29 (MSQoL-29) is yet to be evaluated in English.
Objective: To assess reliability and acceptability of English version of MSQoL-29.
Methods: Among 100 participants with MS who first completed both MSQoL-54 and MSQoL-29, 91 completed MSQoL-29 after 4–8 weeks. We looked for internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha), acceptability, reliability (intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs)) and agreement (Bland–Altman plots).
Results: ICCs were strongly positive between MSQoL-54 and MSQoL-29 (Physical Health Composite (PHC) –ICC = 0.914, confidence interval (CI) = 0.872–0.942; Mental Health Composite (MHC) – ICC = 0.875, CI = 0.814–0.916) and between the two MSQoL-29 (PHC – ICC = 0.970, CI = 0.955–0.980; MHC – ICC = 0.937, CI = 0.904–0.958). On Bland–Altman plots, the MSQoL-29 scores of 95% of participants during two visits were within the limits of agreement (LOAs). Time taken to complete MSQoL-29 was 7.2 ± 2.9 minutes and MSQoL-54 was 19.79 ± 5.4 minutes (p = 0.0001).
Conclusion: MSQoL-29 has good test–retest reliability in English-speaking population and was quicker to complete.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Authors. |
Keywords: | Multiple sclerosis; quality of life; validity; reliability; internal consistency; intraclass correlation coefficient; Cronbach’s alpha; Bland–Altman plot |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Sheffield Teaching Hospitals |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 23 May 2018 08:53 |
Last Modified: | 15 Dec 2020 10:05 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1352458518776583 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:131020 |