Multipl Skleroz İzlem Ölçeği Türkçe Formu’nun Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Monitoring My Multiple Sclerosis Scale

Özet

Amaç: Bu araştırma, multipl sklerozlu hastaların sağlık algılarını ve yaşam kalitelerini kendi kendilerine değerlendirmelerinde kullanılan "Multipl Skleroz İzlem Ölçeği"ni (Monitoring My Multiple Sclerosis, MMMS) Türkçe'ye uyarlamak ve psikometrik özelliklerini incelemek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir

Abstract

Introduction: This research was conducted to adapt the Monitoring My Multiple Sclerosis (MMMS) scale, which is a scale used for selfevaluation by multiple sclerosis (MS) patients of their own health and quality of life, to Turkish and to determine the psychometric properties of the scale.Methods: The methodological research was conducted in the outpatient MS clinic of a university hospital between January and September 2013. The sample in this study consisted of 140 patients aged above 18 who had a diagnosis of definite MS. Patients who experienced attacks in the previous month or had any serious medical problems other than MS were not included in the group. The linguistic validity of MMMS was tested by a backward–forward translation method and an expert panel. Reliability analysis was performed using test–retest correlations, item–total correlations, and internal consistency analysis. Confirmatory factor analysis and concurrent validity were used to determine the construct validity. The Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54 instrument was used to determine concurrent validity and the Expanded Disability Status Scale, HospitalAnxiety and Depression Scale, and Mini Mental State Examination were used for further determination of the construct validity.