ArticleInternational journal of MS care2014
The multiple sclerosis self-management scale: clinicometric testing.
Article in International journal of MS care, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Effectiveness of a self-management educational program among people with multiple sclerosis: a pre-test post-test intervention study.The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association · 2026Article
- Development and Content Validity of a Disability Self-Management Questionnaire for Hispanic Older Adults.Puerto Rico health sciences journal · 2023Article
- The psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Multiple Sclerosis Self-Management Scale-Revised: A cross-sectional methodological study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- A mobile app (IDoThis) for multiple sclerosis self-management: development and initial evaluation.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2022Article
- A Smartphone-based Application for Self-Management in Multiple Sclerosis.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2021Article
- The perceived impact of multiple sclerosis and self-management: The mediating role of coping strategies.PloS one · 2021Article
- Mobile Applications for Multiple Sclerosis: a Focus on Self-Management.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2019Article
- Validation study of a Chinese version of Partners in Health in Hong Kong (C-PIH HK).Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2017Article
- The Patient Activation Measure: a validation study in a neurological population.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2015Article
- The Multiple Sclerosis Self-Management Scale-Revised (MSSM-R): Persian Version and Psychometric Analysis.International journal of MS careArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe Multiple Sclerosis Self-Management Scale (MSSM) is currently the only measure that was developed specifically to address self-management among individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). While good internal consistency (α = 0.85) and construct validity have been demonstrated, other psychometric properties have not been established. This study was undertaken to evaluate the criterion validity, test-retest reliability, and face validity of the MSSM.
methodsThirty-one individuals with MS who met the inclusion criteria were recruited to complete a series of questionnaires at two time points. At Time 1, participants completed the MSSM and two generic self-management tools-the Partners in Health (PIH-12) and the Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ)-as well as a short questionnaire to capture participants' opinions about the MSSM. At Time 2, approximately 2 weeks after Time 1, participants completed the MSSM again.
resultsThe available MSSM factors showed moderate to high correlations with both PIH-12 and heiQ and were deemed to have satisfactory test-retest reliability. Face validity pointed to areas of the MSSM that need to be revised in future work. As indicated by the participants, some dimensions of MS self-management are missing in the MSSM and some items such as medication are redundant.
conclusionsThis study provides evidence for the reliability and validity of the MSSM; however, further changes are required for both researchers and clinicians to use the tool meaningfully in practice.
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