Reliability and Validity of the Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
People living with spinal cord injury (SCI) experience a range of secondary health conditions that impact their quality of lives. The Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale (SCI-SCS) is a 16-item questionnaire that assess secondary health conditions in persons with SCI. The total score of SCI-SCS range from 0 to 48 and is derived by adding the scores for each item. Higher scores indicate greater problems with secondary conditions. The investigators aimed to determine the reliability and cross-cultural validation of the Turkish translation of the SCI-SCS.
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Detailed Description
After translation and back translation of the SCI-SCS, 93 patients between the ages of 18 and 78 years with SCI, American Spinal Injury Association impairment scale grades from A to D and at least 6 months after injury were assessed. Participants rated the SCI-SCS 2-3 day apart, and test-retest agreement was investigated. Factor analysis was done and convergent validity was investigated by correlating the SCI-SCS with the Spinal Cord Injury Spasticity Evaluation Tool (SCI-SET), Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC), 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), and Spinal Cord Independence Measure III (SCIM-III).
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Reliability of the Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale [1 year]
Participants rated the Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale (SCI-SCS) 2-3 day apart, and test-retest agreement was investigated for the reliability.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Validity of the Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale [1year]
Factor analysis was done and convergent validity was investigated by correlating the SCI-SCS with the Spinal Cord Injury Spasticity Evaluation Tool (SCI-SET), Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC), 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), and Spinal Cord Independence Measure III (SCIM-III).
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients between the ages of 18 and 80 years with SCI, American Spinal Injury Association impairment scale grades from A to D and at least 6 months after injury. Those who volunteered to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patients with SCI for less than 6 months
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Patients with impaired cognitive functions,
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Patients with other neurological diseases,
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Patients with malignancy
Contacts and Locations
Locations
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| 1 | Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital | Istanbul | Turkey |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Investigators
- Study Chair: FEYZA UNLU OZKAN, Prof, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
- Study Chair: ILKNUR AKTAS, Prof, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
- Study Chair: ZEYNEP DEMİR, MD, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- Beaton DE, Bombardier C, Guillemin F, Ferraz MB. Guidelines for the process of cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2000 Dec 15;25(24):3186-91. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200012150-00014. No abstract available.
- Kalpakjian CZ, Scelza WM, Forchheimer MB, Toussaint LL. Preliminary reliability and validity of a Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale. J Spinal Cord Med. 2007;30(2):131-9. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2007.11753924.
- Wild D, Grove A, Martin M, Eremenco S, McElroy S, Verjee-Lorenz A, Erikson P; ISPOR Task Force for Translation and Cultural Adaptation. Principles of Good Practice for the Translation and Cultural Adaptation Process for Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) Measures: report of the ISPOR Task Force for Translation and Cultural Adaptation. Value Health. 2005 Mar-Apr;8(2):94-104. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2005.04054.x.
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