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Multiple%20Sclerosis%20International%20Quality%20of%20Life%20Questionnaire%20(MusiQoL)
Multiple%20Sclerosis%20International%20Quality%20of%20Life%20Questionnaire%20(MusiQoL)
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Please visit this website for more information about the instrument: Multiple Sclerosis International Quality of Life Questionnaire (MusiQoL)
Copyright is held by the authors and permission is needed.
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| Classification |
Supplemental: Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
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| Short Description of Instrument |
Construct measured: Health related quality of life.
Generic vs. disease specific: disease specific.
Means of administration: Self-Administered.
Intended respondent: Patient.
# of items: 31.
# of subscales and names of sub-scales: 9 – Activity of daily living, Coping, Psychological well-being, Relationships (health-care system), Relationships (family), Relationships (friends), Rejection, Sentimental and sexual life, Symptoms.
# of items per sub-scale: Varies.
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| Comments/Special Instructions |
Scoring: Each domain is scored from 0-100, higher scores indicate higher QoL.
Background: The MusiQOL instrument is a multidimensional HRQOL instrument constructed by an international steering committee comprising neurologists, patients, and health economists. It consists of 31 questions divided into nine dimensions.
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| References |
Simeoni M, Auquier P, Fernandez O, et al. Validation of the Multiple Sclerosis International Quality of Life questionnaire. Mult Scler.2008; 14(2):219-230.
Document last updated June 2019
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| Rationale/Justification |
Strengths/ Weaknesses: International validation in several languages using the SF-36 as gold standard.
Psychometric Properties: MusiQOL has been validated in 20 countries and 14 languages and in the following forms of MS: relapsing-remitting, secondary progressive, progressive relapsing, and clinically isolated syndrome. The MusiQOL showed high levels of internal consistency, reproducibility, and test-retest reliability. Notable ceiling effects were observed in MS patients on dimensions reported to have ceiling or floor effects in the SF-36 and MSQOL-54, and the MusiQOL is sensitive to change in both patient-reported and physician diagnosed health status. The activity of daily living and psychological well-being dimensions were particularly sensitive to both improvement and worsening in health status.
Administration: Self completion; takes about 10 minutes.
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