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ArticleOrphanet journal of rare diseases2024

Development and validation of parent-reported gastrointestinal health scale in MECP2 duplication syndrome.

Davut Pehlivan, Sukru Aras, Daniel G Glaze, Muharrem Ak, Bernhard Suter, Kathleen J Motil

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Article in Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Davut Pehlivan *Section of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. pehlivan@bcm.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5788-0270
Sukru Aras *Department of Genetics, Section of Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19146, USA.
Daniel G GlazeSection of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Muharrem AkSection of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Bernhard SuterSection of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Kathleen J MotilChildren's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. kmotil@bcm.edu.
Baylor College of Medicine · USChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia · US

Funding

Comprehensive Deep Phenotyping and Multi-omics to Develop Clinical and Molecular Biomarkers for MeCP2-related DiseasesK23NS125126 · NINDS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Davut Pehlivan · 2022 to 2026
$1.1M
NINDS NIH HHS 1K23 NS125126-01A1NINDS NIH HHS K23 NS125126
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimsWe aimed to develop a validated patient-reported Gastrointestinal Health Scale (GHS) specific to MECP2 Duplication Syndrome (MDS) to be used in clinical trials.

methodsMDS parents completed a Gastrointestinal Health Questionnaire (GHQ) to investigate the most relevant and important items associated with gastrointestinal problems in MECP2-related disorders. Item reduction was executed according to EORTC guidelines. We performed reliability and validity studies for the finalized scale.

resultsA total of 106 surveys were eligible for item reduction and validation processes. The initial 55 items were reduced to 38 items based on parent responses, expert opinion, and initial confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The final MDS-specific GHS included 38 items and 7 factors that underwent further reliability and validity assessments. The power of the study was at least 0.982. The Cronbach's alphas of the instruments were General Health: 0.799, Eating-Chewing-Swallowing: 0.809, Reflux: 0.794, Motility: 0.762, Mood: 0.906, Medication: 0.595, Parenting: 0.942 and all items together: 0.928. The correlation coefficient between total and individual item scores ranged from 0.215 to 0.730. Because of the ordinal nature of the variables, the diagonal weighted least squares estimation (DWLS) method was used to execute the CFA and Structural Equation Modeling. The GHS had excellent model fit with the acceptable range of fit indices values.

conclusionsWe developed a parent-reported, reliable, and valid MDS-specific GHS. This scale can be utilized in clinical settings or as an outcome measure in translational and clinical research.

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ParentsX-Linked Intellectual DisabilityHumansPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesGastrointestinal health scaleMECP2 duplication syndromeParent-reported outcomeReliabilityValidity

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