Rasch-Transformed Total Neuropathy Score clinical version (RT-TNSc©) in patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

• Published in: Journal of the peripheral nervous system Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 328 - 332
• Main Authors: Binda, Davide, Cavaletti, Guido, Cornblath, David R., Merkies, Ingemar S. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.09.2015; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Age Factors; chemotherapy; Disability Evaluation; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions - complications; Female; Humans; Male; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - chemically induced; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - physiopathology; peripheral neuropathy; psychometrics; Quality of Life; Rasch analysis; Retrospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; total neuropathy score; psychometrics; Rasch analysis; chemotherapy; peripheral neuropathy; total neuropathy score

Composite scales such as the Total Neuropathy Score clinical version (TNSc©) have been widely used to measure neurological impairment in a standardized manner but they have been criticized due to their ordinal setting having no fixed unit. This study aims to improve impairment assessment in patients...