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- Title
Validity, reliability, and sensitivity to change of the myasthenia gravis activities of daily living profile in a sample of Italian myasthenic patients.
- Authors
Raggi, Alberto; Antozzi, Carlo; Baggi, Fulvio; Leonardi, Matilde; Maggi, Lorenzo; Mantegazza, Renato
- Abstract
The purpose of this study is to report on the validity, reliability, and sensitivity of the myasthenia gravis activities of daily living profile (MG-ADL) in a sample of Italian patients. Patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) completed a protocol that included the MG-ADL, the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0), the Besta Neurological Institute rating scale for myasthenia gravis, and the MG-composite. Cronbach's alpha was used to test reliability, Spearman's correlation and intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) to test short-term test-retest, Kruskal-Wallis test to assess differences in MG-ADL between patients with different disease severity, and Wilcoxon signed-rank test to assess sensitivity to change. In total, 58 patients were enrolled: 44 were females, mean MG duration 10.5 ± 10.4 years, mean MG-ADL 3.98 ± 3.07. The MG-ADL showed good internal consistency (alpha = .774), stability (test-retest correlation = .98, ICC = .97). It was superior to the WHODAS 2.0 in differentiating patients with different MG type and severity (P < .001), it showed higher sensitivity to change (P = .001 for improved and P = .007 for worsened patients) and higher correlation with the MG-composite (RHO = .625). Our analysis shows that the Italian version of the MG-ADL is valid, reliable, stable, and sensitive to change.
- Subjects
ITALY; MYASTHENIA gravis; KRUSKAL-Wallis Test; RANK correlation (Statistics); PATIENTS; WILCOXON signed-rank test; COMPARATIVE studies; FUNCTIONAL assessment; LONGITUDINAL method; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; RESEARCH evaluation; SELF-evaluation; ACTIVITIES of daily living; EVALUATION research; PSYCHOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Neurological Sciences, 2017, Vol 38, Issue 11, p1927
- ISSN
1590-1874
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s10072-017-3083-6