Development and evaluation of a self-administered version of the ALSFRS-R

J Montes; G Levy; S Albert; P Kaufmann; R Buchsbaum; P H Gordon; H Mitsumoto

doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000238505.22066.fc

Development and evaluation of a self-administered version of the ALSFRS-R

Neurology. 2006 Oct 10;67(7):1294-6. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000238505.22066.fc.

Authors

J Montes¹, G Levy, S Albert, P Kaufmann, R Buchsbaum, P H Gordon, H Mitsumoto

Affiliation

¹ Eleanor and Lou Gehrig MDA/ALS Research Center, Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032. [email protected]

PMID: 17030772
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000238505.22066.fc

Abstract

We evaluated the reliability and sensitivity to change over time of a newly developed self-administered version of the ALS functional rating scale-revised (ALSFRS-R) in 60 consecutive patients from an ALS clinic. The self-administered ALSFRS-R showed excellent reliability (intraclass correlation = 0.93, 95% CI: 088 to 0.96) and similar sensitivity to change over time vs the standard evaluator-administered ALSFRS-R.

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Activities of Daily Living*
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / classification*
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / diagnosis*
Female
Health Status Indicators*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Random Allocation
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Surveys and Questionnaires*