Test-Retest Reliability of the DePaul Symptom Questionnaire.
Test-Retest Reliability of the DePaul Symptom Questionnaire.
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DOI：
10.1080/21641846.2014.978110
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2015-01-01
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Evans M
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Jason LA;So S;Brown AA;Sunnquist M;Evans M
开发DePaul症状问卷（DSQ）是为了提供一种结构化的方法来收集标准化的症状学和健康史信息，使研究人员和临床医生能够确定患者是否符合肌痛性脑脊髓炎/慢性疲劳综合征（ME/CFS）、肌痛性脑脊髓炎（ME）和/或慢性疲劳综合征（CFS）的诊断标准。本研究的目的是检验DSQ的重测信度。对26名自认为患有ME/CFS、ME和/或CFS的成年人和25名不自认为患有这些疾病并作为健康对照的成年人的样本进行了测试-重测可靠性的检验。总体而言，DSQ上的大多数项目表现出良好到优秀的重测信度，Pearson或kappa相关系数为0.70或更高。因此，本研究表明，DSQ是一种可靠的诊断方法，可以为ME/CFS、ME和/或CFS患者提供一种检查疾病结构和症状的标准化方法。
The DePaul Symptom Questionnaire (DSQ) was developed to provide a structured approach for collecting standardized symptomatology and health history information to allow researchers and clinicians to determine whether a patient meets the diagnostic criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), and/or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The purpose of this study was to examine the test-retest reliability of the DSQ. Test-retest reliability of the measure was examined with a sample of 26 adults self-identifying as having either ME/CFS, ME and/or CFS and 25 adults who did not self-identify as having these illnesses and were otherwise healthy controls. Overall, the majority of items on the DSQ exhibited good to excellent test-retest reliability, with Pearson’s or kappa correlation coefficients that were 0.70 or higher. Thus, the present study suggests that the DSQ is a reliable diagnostic measure that can provide a standardized way of examining illness constructs and symptomatology among patients who identify as having ME/CFS, ME and/or CFS.