RT Journal Article
T1 Validation of the spanish version of the multiple sclerosis international quality of life (musiqol) questionnaire
A1 Fernández, Oscar
A1 Fernández, Victoria
A1 Baumstarck-Barrau, Karine
A1 Muñoz, Luis
A1 Gonzalez Alvarez, Maria del Mar
A1 Arrabal, José Carlos
A1 León, Antonio
A1 Alonso, Ana
A1 López-Madrona, Jose Carlos
A1 Bustamante, Rafael
A1 Luque, Gloria
A1 Guerrero, Miguel
A1 Verdun di Cantogno, Elisabetta
A1 Auquier, Pascal
AB BACKGROUND: The Multiple Sclerosis International Quality Of Life (MusiQoL) questionnaire, a 31-item, multidimensional, self-administrated questionnaire that is available in 14 languages including Spanish, has been validated using a large international sample. We investigated the validity and reliability of the Spanish version of MusiQoL in Spain.METHODS: Consecutive patients with different types and severities of multiple sclerosis (MS) were recruited from 22 centres across Spain. All patients completed the MusiQoL questionnaire, the 36-Item Short Form (SF-36) health survey, and a symptoms checklist at baseline and 21 days later. External validity, internal consistency, reliability and reproducibility were tested.RESULTS: A total of 224 Spanish patients were evaluated. Dimensions of MusiQoL generally demonstrated a high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha: 0.70-0.92 for all but two MusiQoL domain scores). External validity testing revealed that the MusiQoL index score correlated significantly with all SF-36 dimension scores (Pearson's correlation: 0.46-0.76), reproducibility was satisfactory (intraclass correlation coefficient: 0.60-0.91), acceptability was high, and the time taken to complete the 31-item questionnaire was reasonable (mean [standard deviation]: 9.8 [11.8] minutes).CONCLUSIONS: The Spanish version of the MusiQoL questionnaire appears to be a valid and reliable instrument for measuring quality of life in patients with MS in Spain and constitutes a useful instrument to measure health-related quality of life in the clinical setting.
PB BioMed Central
SN 1471-2377
YR 2011
FD 2011-10-18
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/431
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/431
LA en
NO Fernández O, Fernández V, Baumstarck-Barrau K, Muñoz L, Gonzalez Alvarez MeM, Arrabal JC, et al. Validation of the spanish version of the Multiple Sclerosis International Quality of Life (Musiqol) questionnaire. BMC Neurol. 2011;11:127
NO ditional file 1: table s1a: List of the 31 MusiQol items (english version). Complete list of the 31 MusiQol items used in t he English version. Additional file 2: Table s1b: List of the 31 MusiQol items (Spahish version). Complete list of the 31 MusiQol items used in the Spanish version.The MusiQoL study group of Spain consisted of the following investigators:Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Málaga: O Fernández; Hospital deBellvitge, Barcelona: T Arbizu; Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid: C de Andrés;Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia: B Casanova, IB Blasco; Hospital ClínicoUniversitario, Zaragoza: C Íñiguez; Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo: DFDiaz; Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada: M Guerrero; HospitalUniversitario Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona: L Ramió; Hospital de Sabadell, Barcelona:MM Igual; Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid: S Calleja; Mutua de Terrassa, Barcelona: IB Ibars; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida: P Granes, L Brieva; Hospital del Mar,  Barcelona: EM Olivas; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia; F Coret; Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada: C Arnal; Complejo Hospitalaria de Jaén, Jaén: MH Pérez; Hospital de Alarcos, Ciudad Real: M Gudín; Hospital del Bierzo, Ponferrada, León: DP Ruiz; Hospital de Cruces, Baracaldo, Bilbao: M Mendibe; Hospital Univ. Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia: J Meca; Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón: S Sanchez; Complejo Hospitalario de Orense, Orense: D Rodriguez.
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RD Apr 17, 2025