TY - JOUR
T1 - Validity and reliability of Persian version of the Arm Function in Multiple Sclerosis Questionnaire
AU - Afshar, Sara
AU - Akbarfahimi, Nazila
AU - Rassafiani, Mehdi
AU - Vahedi, Mohsen
AU - Azimian, Mojtaba
AU - Pashang, Shaghayegh
AU - Etemadifar, Masoud
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by Tehran University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences.
Funding Information:
We are grateful to the clients for participating in this study. We also thank the staff at the Isfahan MS Society, Isfahan, Iran. We also thank Dr Mina Ahmadi Kahjoogh for her useful advice on drafting this work. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by Tehran University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences.
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© The Author(s) 2021.
PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - Introduction: This study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Arm Function in Multiple Sclerosis Questionnaire which is a self-report questionnaire for persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). Method: This methodological study was performed in the following stages: translation, validity, internal consistency, and test–retest reliability of Persian-AMSQ. The Nine-Hole Peg Test (9HPT), Coin Rotation Task (CRT), and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) for construct validity were used. Psychometric testing was done to ascertain the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. Results: In this study, 155 people with MS participated. There were no major linguistic or cultural difficulties in the translation of AMSQ. Face and content validity confirmed by experts and people with MS. The internal consistency was high (Cronbach’s α = 0.99). Test–retest reliability, as measured with intra-class coefficient, was 0.98. Correlations with 9HPT (r = 0.54), CRT (r = 0.16), and FIM (r = −0.54) were significant (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The Persian-AMSQ appears to be a valid and reliable questionnaire for measuring upper extremity dysfunction in MS.
AB - Introduction: This study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Arm Function in Multiple Sclerosis Questionnaire which is a self-report questionnaire for persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). Method: This methodological study was performed in the following stages: translation, validity, internal consistency, and test–retest reliability of Persian-AMSQ. The Nine-Hole Peg Test (9HPT), Coin Rotation Task (CRT), and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) for construct validity were used. Psychometric testing was done to ascertain the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. Results: In this study, 155 people with MS participated. There were no major linguistic or cultural difficulties in the translation of AMSQ. Face and content validity confirmed by experts and people with MS. The internal consistency was high (Cronbach’s α = 0.99). Test–retest reliability, as measured with intra-class coefficient, was 0.98. Correlations with 9HPT (r = 0.54), CRT (r = 0.16), and FIM (r = −0.54) were significant (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The Persian-AMSQ appears to be a valid and reliable questionnaire for measuring upper extremity dysfunction in MS.
KW - Multiple sclerosis
KW - questionnaire
KW - test–retest reliability
KW - upper extremity
KW - validity
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U2 - 10.1177/03080226211008710
DO - 10.1177/03080226211008710
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85105715273
VL - 85
SP - 130
EP - 136
JO - British Journal of Occupational Therapy
JF - British Journal of Occupational Therapy
SN - 0308-0226
IS - 2
ER -