Rahimzadeh Goradel R, Sattarpour R, hooshyari Z, Taebi M, Ghavampour A, Jazani MR, Sarraf P. Examining the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the MiND-B questionnaire in ALS patients.
Brain Behav 2023;
13:e3167. [PMID:
37489031 PMCID:
PMC10497904 DOI:
10.1002/brb3.3167]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
In addition to affecting the nerves and muscles, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disease also affects the behavior and cognition of patients. In this study, we examine the validity and reliability of the Persian version of Motor Neuron Disease Behavioral instrument (MiND-B) questionnaire to investigate behavioral changes in Persian-speaking ALS patients.
METHODS
Forty-six Persian-speaking patients with ALS filled out the MiND-B questionnaire. Then, the overall scores and each of the domains of this questionnaire were statistically analyzed.
RESULTS
Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated .70 for the whole questionnaire. To check the validity of the questionnaire, the correlation of its scores with the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral ALS screen (ECAS-A) questionnaire was taken, and this correlation was significant (p = .038).
CONCLUSION
The findings of this study show that the Persian version of the MiND-B questionnaire has the necessary validity and reliability to investigate behavioral changes in Persian-speaking patients with ALS.
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