Table 1 Characteristics of MS-specific HRQOL questionnaires
| Â | MSQOL-54 | FAMS | MSQLI | RAYS | HAQUAMS | MSIS-29 | LMSQoL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Publication year | 1995 | 1996 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 |
Generic module | SF-36 (36 items) | FACT-G (28 items) | SF-36 (36 items) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
MS module | 18 items | 31 items | 9 scales | 50 items | 38 items | 29 items | 8 items |
People with MS involved in development | No | Yes | -- | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Versions | US English [13] Italian [20] French [21] Canadian French [22] Japanese [23] | US English [14] Portuguese [24] | US English [15] | Hebrew [16] | German [17] | English [18] | English [19] |
Reliability | Alpha Test-retest [13,20–23] | Alpha [14,24] | Alpha Test-retest [15] | Alpha [16] | Alpha Test-retest [17] | Alpha Test-retest [18] | Alpha Test-retest [19] |
Responsiveness | RCT [25] RCT [26] | -- | RCT [27] | -- | RCT [28] | Effect size [18] | -- |
Domains not assessed | Vision | Vision Bladder/ bowel Sexual function | -- | -- | -- | Vision Sexual function | Vision |
Time period assessed | Past 4 weeks Current time | Past week | -- | Past week | Past year Past 4 weeks Past week | Past 2 weeks | Past month |
Time to complete | 20 minutes | 20 minutes | -- | -- | 20 minutes | -- | -- |
Publications (no.) | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Publication period | 1995–2004 | 1996–2004 | 1999–2003 | 2000 | 2001–2004 | 2001–2004 | 2001 |