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@ARTICLE{Dillen:1044508,
author = {Dillen, Kim and Müller, Wiebke and Hellmich, Martin and
Goereci, Yasemin and Dunkl, Veronika and Dorr, Anne and
Fink, Gereon R. and Voltz, Raymond and Hocaoglu, Mevhibe and
Warnke, Clemens and Golla, Heidrun},
title = {{C}ross-cultural validation of the integrated palliative
outcome scale for neurological patients ({IPOS}-{N}euro
{S}8) in multiple sclerosis patients},
journal = {Palliative $\&$ supportive care},
volume = {23},
issn = {1478-9515},
address = {Cambridge [u.a.]},
publisher = {Cambridge Univ. Press},
reportid = {FZJ-2025-03245},
pages = {e110},
year = {2025},
abstract = {AbstractObjectives: Standardized measures to evaluate
neurological patients in palliative care are missing. The
Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale, a self-report tailored
for neurological patients (IPOS Neuro-S8) helps identify
symptom burden but lacks validation in German. This study
aimed to validate the IPOS Neuro-S8 in severely affected
multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.Methods: This validation
study is a secondary analysis of data from a clinical phase
II intervention study with severely affected MS patients.
The original study enrolled German-speaking patients aged 18
with severe MS who receive an escalating immunotherapeutic
agent and/or exhibit a high level of disability were
recruited from the administrative district Cologne
(#DRKS00021783). In this validation study, we evaluated
construct, discriminant, and convergent validity, internal
consistency, test-retest reliability, and sensitivity to
change of the IPOS Neuro-S8, using the "Hamburger
Lebensqualitätsmessinstrument" (HALEMS), and the Hospice
and Palliative Care Evaluation supplemented by neurological
symptoms (HOPE+) as comparison measures.Results: Data from
80 MS patients (mean age 56, SD = 11) were analyzed.
Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed a
3-factor structure (r = 0.34-0.63), reflecting distinct
clinical patterns, i.e., breath-mouth connection, pain-sleep
cycle, and nausea-vomiting link. Significant convergent
validity to hypothesized total score of the HOPE+ (rs(78) =
0.71, p < 0.001) and good discriminant validity using the
HALEMS total score (rs(78) = 0.48, p < 0.001) were observed.
Correlation with physical symptoms of the HALEMS was
stronger than with nonphysical aspects. Internal consistency
(Cronbach's α = 0.67) and test-retest reliability
(intraclass coefficient = 0.75) were acceptable.Significance
of results: IPOS Neuro-S8 displays promising psychometric
properties for assessing palliative care symptoms in severe
MS, a model for other severe neurological diseases due to
MS's broad central nervous involvement, allowing findings to
be transferable to other neurological diseases. A criterion
for minimal clinically important difference was established
to evaluate the sensitivity to change. Additional validation
across different neurological conditions and disease
severities is warranted to enhance generalizability and
clinical utility.Keywords: German; Palliative care concerns;
outcome measurement; prospective observational design;
symptom burden.},
cin = {INM-3},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)INM-3-20090406},
pnm = {5251 - Multilevel Brain Organization and Variability
(POF4-525)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-5251},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {40459234},
UT = {WOS:001501412500001},
doi = {10.1017/S1478951525000392},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1044508},
}