title: [Development of the Brazilian version of the Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite Measure (MSFC-BCTRIMS): pilot study].
abstract: Initial efforts are reported to develop and validate a Brazilian version of the Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite Measure (MSFC-BCTRIMS). MSFC is an outcome measure in multiple sclerosis (MS) which assesses motor functions of legs and arms/hands besides cognitive function. MSFC was designed to have better sensitivity and sounder psychometric foundations than traditional measures in detecting therapeutic benefits of disease-modifying agents. Results from the pilot study indicate that the MSFC-BCTRIMS discriminates between MS individuals and a control group. An initial approach to construct validation, intercorrelating the MSFC-BCTRIMS scores with several other measures, suggests speed of information processing is important for both arm/hand and cognitive function.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Neuropsicologia do Desenvolvimento, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil. haase@fafich.ufmg.br
authors.forename: Vitor Geraldi
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Haase
authors.forename: Eduardo de Paula
authors.initials: Ede P
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Shirley Silva
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lacerda
authors.forename: Marco Aurélio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lana-Peixoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000592:standards*; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards; D014175:Translating