Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Arabic version of the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale-29.

Alaa M AlbishiMalak B AlruwailiAbdulrahman M AlsubiheenAli H AlnahdiAhmad O AlokailyMaha F AlgabbaniLolwah A Alrahed AlhumaidAsma A AlderaaSalman Aljarallah

Published in: Disability and rehabilitation (2024)

The MSIS-29-Ar questionnaire is a valid and reliable outcome measure among Saudi patients with MS.IMPLICATION FOR REHABILITATIONRehabilitation specialists can confidently interpret patient scores in the MSIS-29-Ar to measure physical and psychological factors impacting patients' quality of life with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).Patients with unchanged clinical status will have similar scores in the MSIS-29-Ar with repeated scale administrations over time.The MSIS-29-Ar can be used in clinical practice and research studies to measure factors that impact the quality of life in Arabic-speaking patients with MS.

Keyphrases

multiple sclerosis
psychometric properties
mass spectrometry
white matter
clinical practice
ms ms
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
physical activity
mental health
prognostic factors
cross sectional
case report
patient reported outcomes
depressive symptoms
case control
clinical evaluation