Validation of the Danish version of the musculoskeletal tumour society score questionnaire

作     者：Casper Kloster Pingel Saebye Johnny Keller Thomas Baad-Hansen 

作者机构：Sarcoma Centre of Aarhus University Hospital Department of Orthopedic Surgery Aarhus University Hospital 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Orthopedics》 (世界骨科杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2019年第10卷第1期

页      面：23-32页

学科分类：0403[教育学-体育学] 1002[医学-临床医学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Sarcoma Patient outcome assessment Clinical oncology Surgical oncology Patient satisfaction 

摘      要：BACKGROUND The musculoskeletal tumour society score(MSTS) is a well-known questionnaire for measuring functional outcome in patients with neoplasms in the *** guidelines for cross-cultural translation and validation ensure the equivalence of content between the original and translated versions. The translation and validation provide the possibility to compare different sarcoma populations on an international level. This study is based on the hypothesis that the Danish MSTS questionnaire is a valid tool for measuring the end result after surgery for neoplasms in the *** To validate the Danish version of the upper and lower extremity version of the *** The translation of the MSTS was conducted in accordance with international guidelines. Patients operated for sarcomas and aggressive benign tumors were invited to participate in the study. The psychometric properties of the Danish version of the MSTS were tested in terms of validity and reliability and for the risk of floor or ceiling effect. Spearman s rank coefficient was used to test the validity by comparing with the Toronto Extremity Salvage Score(TESS). The Intraclass Correlation Coefficient(ICC) was used to evaluate inter-rater reliability. Cronbach s alpha was used to test for internal consistency. Spearman s rank coefficient was used to compare the MSTS lower extremity version with the objective test, Timed Up and Go(TUG).RESULTS The upper extremity version demonstrated an ICC of 0.95 in the inter-rater reliability test. The lower extremity version had an ICC of 0.88 in the inter-rater reliability test, respectively. Both MSTS versions showed a ceiling effect. Thevalidity of the MSTS was measured by Spearman s rank correlation coefficient by comparing the MSTS with the TESS and found it to be of 0.80(P 0.01) and 0.83(P 0.01) for the upper extremity and lower extremity version, respectively. A Spearman s rank correlation coefficient of-0.26(P 0.01) was found betwee