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Cella, D. et al.

David Cella, Cindy Nowinski, Amy Peterman, David Victorson, Deborah Miller, Jin-Shei Lai, Claudia Moy, Cindy Nowinski, Amy Peterman, David Victorson, Deborah Miller, Jin-Shei Lai, Claudia Moy,

The neurology quality-of-life measurement initiative.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the development and calibration of the banks and scales of the Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders (Neuro-QOL) project, commissioned by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to develop a bilingual (English/Spanish), clinically relevant, and psychometrically robust health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) assessment tool. DESIGN: Classic and modern test construction methods were used, including input from essential stakeholder groups. SETTING: An online patient panel testing service and 11 academic medical centers and clinics from across the United States and Puerto Rico that treat major neurologic disorders. PARTICIPANTS: Adult and pediatric patients representing different neurologic disorders specified in this study, proxy respondents for select conditions (stroke, pediatric conditions), and English- and Spanish-speaking participants from the general population. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Multiple generic and condition-specific measures used to provide construct validity evidence for the new Neuro-QOL tool. RESULTS: Neuro-QOL has developed 14 generic item banks and 8 targeted scales to assess HRQOL in 5 adult (stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and 2 pediatric conditions (epilepsy, muscular dystrophies). CONCLUSIONS: The Neuro-QOL system will continue to evolve, with validation efforts in clinical populations and new bank development in health domains not presently included. The potential for Neuro-QOL measures in rehabilitation research and clinical settings is discussed.[1]

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The neurology quality-of-life measurement initiative. Cella, D., Nowinski, C., Peterman, A., Victorson, D., Miller, D., Lai, J.S., Moy, C. Arch. Phys. Med. Rehabil (2011) [Pubmed]

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