The multiple sclerosis rating scale, revised (MSRS-R): Development, refinement, and psychometric validation using an online community

Table 7 Correlations (Spearman’s rho) between MSRS-R domains and PDDS and NARCOMS Performance Scales (p < 0.001)

	NARCOMS
MSRS-R Domains	PDDS	Mobility	Hand	Vision	Fatigue	Cognitive	Bladder/Bowel	Sensory	Spasticity	Pain	Depression	Tremor
Walking	0.84	0.84	0.43	0.25	0.44	0.27	0.44	0.41	0.55	0.40	0.25	0.53
Using your arms and hands	0.48	0.47	0.70	0.38	0.48	0.44	0.28	0.56	0.50	0.50	0.32	0.49
Vision (with glasses or contacts if you use them)	0.28	0.28	0.35	0.71	0.35	0.42	0.26	0.36	0.32	0.40	0.32	0.32
Speaking Clearly	0.28	0.27	0.42	0.38	0.37	0.47	0.23	0.32	0.28	0.36	0.27	0.35
Swallowing	0.32	0.32	0.39	0.36	0.39	0.43	0.30	0.38	0.33	0.39	0.30	0.35
Bowel or bladder	0.48	0.46	0.30	0.30	0.37	0.34	0.71	0.35	0.36	0.32	0.25	0.36
Thinking, Memory, or Cognition	0.28	0.26	0.37	0.41	0.49	0.77	0.28	0.38	0.34	0.44	0.42	0.42
Numbness, Tingling, Burning Sensation or Pain	0.45	0.42	0.48	0.36	0.51	0.45	0.31	0.72	0.53	0.67	0.38	0.47

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