Reliability and Validity of the Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital93 enrolled

Overview

People living with spinal cord injury (SCI) experience a range of secondary health conditions that impact their quality of lives. The Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale (SCI-SCS) is a 16-item questionnaire that assess secondary health conditions in persons with SCI. The total score of SCI-SCS range from 0 to 48 and is derived by adding the scores for each item. Higher scores indicate greater problems with secondary conditions. The investigators aimed to determine the reliability and cross-cultural validation of the Turkish translation of the SCI-SCS.

After translation and back translation of the SCI-SCS, 93 patients between the ages of 18 and 78 years with SCI, American Spinal Injury Association impairment scale grades from A to D and at least 6 months after injury were assessed. Participants rated the SCI-SCS 2-3 day apart, and test-retest agreement was investigated. Factor analysis was done and convergent validity was investigated by correlating the SCI-SCS with the Spinal Cord Injury Spasticity Evaluation Tool (SCI-SET), Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC), 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), and Spinal Cord Independence Measure III (SCIM-III).

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries Reliability Validity

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Patients between the ages of 18 and 80 years with SCI, American Spinal Injury Association impairment scale grades from A to D and at least 6 months after injury. Those who volunteered to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with SCI for less than 6 months * Patients with impaired cognitive functions, * Patients with other neurological diseases, * Patients with malignancy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Reliability of the Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale

Participants rated the Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale (SCI-SCS) 2-3 day apart, and test-retest agreement was investigated for the reliability.

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

Validity of the Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale

Factor analysis was done and convergent validity was investigated by correlating the SCI-SCS with the Spinal Cord Injury Spasticity Evaluation Tool (SCI-SET), Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC), 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), and Spinal Cord Independence Measure III (SCIM-III).

Time frame: 1year