Interrater Reliability of Four Sensory Measures in People with Multiple Sclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sensory disturbances are a major problem for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), and up to 80% of people with MS present with various sensory deficits. To date, only one study has investigated the reliability of sensory measures in people with MS. We sought to determine the interrater reliability of the verbal analogue scale (VAS), the Erasmus MC modifications to the revised Nottingham Sensory Assessment (EmNSA), Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments (SWMs), and the neurothesiometer (NT) in people with MS.

Methods

A random sample of 34 people with MS who could walk independently with or without a device was tested by two raters on the same day. For categorical data, percentage agreement, Cohen's kappa, and prevalence-adjusted bias-adjusted kappa were used. For continuou

SUBMITTER: Uszynski M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4849401 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature