| Literature DB >> 33838063 |
Karlien Mul1, Tatiana Hamadeh2, Corinne G C Horlings1, Rabi Tawil3, Jeffrey M Statland4, Sabrina Sacconi5, Alastair J Corbett6, Nicol C Voermans1, Catharina G Faber7, Baziel G M van Engelen1, Ingemar S J Merkies2,7.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FHSD) is a debilitating inherited muscle disease for which various therapeutic strategies are being investigated. Thus far, little attention has been given in FSHD to the development of scientifically sound outcome measures fulfilling regulatory authority requirements. The aim of this study was to design a patient-reported Rasch-built interval scale on activity and participation for FSHD.Entities:
Keywords: FSHD; Rasch-built disability scale; activity and participation; facioscapulohumeral dystrophy; outcome research; reliability; validity
Year: 2021 PMID: 33838063 PMCID: PMC8251612 DOI: 10.1111/ene.14863
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Neurol ISSN: 1351-5101 Impact factor: 6.089
FIGURE 1Item characteristic curve (ICC; grey line) for item 19 (ability to jump) as an example of item bias on factor age. ICC for item 19 (jump) showing uniform differential item functioning on age. The graph shows how patients aged <50 years (blue line) find this item easier to execute compared to the other two age categories (red [50 to 65 years] and green [>65 years] lines). Based on these findings, this item was split into item19<50 years versus item19≥50 years [Colour figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]
Rasch analysis findings during the construction of the activity and participation scale for patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
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Analysis ↓ | Item Fit Residuals | Person Fit Residuals | Item‐trait Chi2‐probability | PSI | Unidimensionality | |||
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| number | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | DF |
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| 1 | −0.535 | 2.470 | −0.143 | 1.681 | 1296 | <0.000001 | 0.99 | 0.13 (0.12–0.15) |
| 20 | −0.290 | 1.346 | −0.312 | 1.355 | 1008 | <0.000001 | 0.99 | 0.31 (0.30–0.33) |
| 30 | −0.156 | 1.127 | −0.305 | 1.244 | 828 | <0.000001 | 0.99 | 0.14 (0.12–0.15) |
| 40 | −0.182 | 1.028 | −0.298 | 1.131 | 621 | <0.000001 | 0.98 | 0.14 (0.12–0.15) |
| 50 | −0.337 | 1.210 | −0.235 | 0.921 | 396 | 0.0001 | 0.98 | 0.09 (0.07–0.10) |
| 59 | −0.362 | 1.153 | −0.241 | 0.841 | 306 | 0.05 | 0.97 | 0.06 (0.04–0.08) |
| 62 (Final) | −0.389 | 0.940 | −0.231 | 0.788 | 342 | 0.31 | 0.98 | Unable to test |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; DF, degrees of freedom; PSI, person separation index; SD, standard deviation.
Unable to test for unidimensionality in RUMM2030 after splitting an item.
Proportion of significant t‐tests.
FIGURE 2Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy specific Rasch‐built overall disability scale (FSHD‐RODS) with 32 items. (a) Distribution of activity and participation assessment (ability location) of 714 patients with FSHD, assessed with the final FSHD‐RODS. A total of 0.3% of the patients demonstrated a floor effect and 6.6% demonstrated a ceiling effect (maximum scores). (b) Threshold map of the final 32 items (38 inquiries) as part of the FSHD‐RODS. The map shows the expected response for each item related to the ability of the patients using FSHD‐RODS. The easiest item was "able to fill in a form", the most difficult item was "able to run" for males 50 years and older. Zero logit is set as the average of item difficulty and patient ability. This means that a patient with a mean score would be able to clean the refrigerator (this item requires ‒0.457 logits) easily and would have a higher probability of being able to perform the easier tasks (these having a lower logit location score); conversely, this patient will have a higher chance of experiencing extra difficulty with the more difficult tasks and will most probably fail on these. (c) Graph demonstrating the relationship between the overall raw sum scores (vertical axis: ranging from 0 to 64: 32 items, maximum score per item is 2: 32 × 2 = 64) with the Rasch‐obtained corresponding interval scores (in logits; horizontal axis) showing the typical S‐shape pattern. In essence, this graph shows the transformation of raw ordinal‐based scores to interval Rasch‐based values. Three S‐shape figures are being presented with minor differences. (d) Graph showing the location of the 64 thresholds in the final FSHD‐RODS (32 items, three response options, meaning two thresholds per item) [Colour figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]
FIGURE 3Association between the final facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy Rasch‐built overall disability scale (FSHD‐RODS) and the motor function measure (MFM) score. Significant associations were obtained between the two outcome measures (Spearman correlation coefficient 0.86)
FIGURE 4Item difficulty hierarchy of the final facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy Rasch‐built overall disability scale (FSHD‐RODS) in the first versus the second assessment. Almost all items and patients were located within the 95% confidence interval (solid lines), reflecting ideal reliability
Final 32‐item facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy specific Rasch‐built overall disability scale
| Are you able to: | Unable to perform | Able to perform, but with difficulty | Easily performed, without difficulty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | Fill in a form | |||
| 2 | Open a door with a key | |||
| 3 | Peel an apple/orange | |||
| 4 | Clip your finger nails | |||
| 5 | Pick up a small object | |||
| 6 | Button a shirt/blouse | |||
| 7 | Slice vegetables | |||
| 8 | Wash your lower body | |||
| 9 | Dress your lower body | |||
| 10 | Sit down from a standing position | |||
| 11 | Take a shower | |||
| 12 | Put laundry in the washing machine | |||
| 13 | Get out of a car | |||
| 14 | Catch an object, e.g. a ball | |||
| 15 | Remain standing for a short period of time, e.g. max 15 minutes | |||
| 16 | Bend forward and pick something up | |||
| 17 | Clean the fridge | |||
| 18 | Clean the bottom of a kitchen cupboard | |||
| 19 | Mop a floor | |||
| 20 | Kick a ball | |||
| 21 | Carry a tray | |||
| 22 | Stand up from lying down | |||
| 23 | Get in or out of a bath | |||
| 24 | Stand on one leg | |||
| 25 | Move a table | |||
| 26 | Stand up from a squatting position | |||
| 27 | Carry and put down a heavy object | |||
| 28 | Dance | |||
| 29 | Walk through the dunes | |||
| 30 | Walk outdoors, for more than 0.6 mile (1 km) | |||
| 31 | Jump | |||
| 32 | Run |
The final 32‐item facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy specific Rasch‐built overall disability scale (FSHD‐RODS) is presented that fulfilled all Rasch model expectations. The easiest item was found to be ability to fill in a form, and the most difficult was ability to run (for 50 years and older). Note: the presented raw scores in the Table should be transformed to interval scores (available on request) for proper application, and permission to use this scale should be obtained through the authors. An instruction manual is also available to standardize and promote proper interpretation of the items (also available on request).