Reliability and validity of the scale for the assessment and rating of ataxia: a study in 64 ataxia patients. 2007

Anja Weyer, and Michael Abele, and Tanja Schmitz-Hübsch, and Beate Schoch, and Markus Frings, and Dagmar Timmann, and Thomas Klockgether
Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.

The objective of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) in ataxia patients not suffering from autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA). To this end, 64 patients with various ataxia disorders or stable cerebellar lesions were rated independently by two investigators. In addition to SARA, the following assessment instruments were applied: ataxia disease stage, Barthel index and part IV (functional assessment) of the Unified Huntington's Disease Rating scale (UHDRS-IV). Eighteen patients were rated twice. Inter-rater and intrarater reliability were very high with ICCs of 0.98 and 0.99. Internal consistency was high indicated by Cronbach's alpha of 0.97. Factorial analysis revealed that the rating results were mainly determined by one major factor with an eigenvalue of 6.34 which explained 52.8% of the variance. SARA score increased with disease stage (P<0.0001) and was closely correlated with Barthel index (r=-0.63, P<0.0001) and UHDRS-IV (r=-0.62, P<0.0001), but only weakly correlated with disease duration (r=0.44, P<0.001). The results suggest that SARA is a reliable and valid measure of ataxia in non-SCA ataxia patients.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D006305 Health Status Indicators The measurement of the health status for a given population using a variety of indices, including morbidity, mortality, and available health resources. Health Risk Appraisal,Health Status Index,Health Status Indexes,Appraisal, Health Risk,Appraisals, Health Risk,Health Risk Appraisals,Health Status Indicator,Health Status Indices,Index, Health Status,Indexes, Health Status,Indicator, Health Status,Indicators, Health Status,Indices, Health Status,Risk Appraisal, Health,Risk Appraisals, Health
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001259 Ataxia Impairment of the ability to perform smoothly coordinated voluntary movements. This condition may affect the limbs, trunk, eyes, pharynx, larynx, and other structures. Ataxia may result from impaired sensory or motor function. Sensory ataxia may result from posterior column injury or PERIPHERAL NERVE DISEASES. Motor ataxia may be associated with CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBRAL CORTEX diseases; THALAMIC DISEASES; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; injury to the RED NUCLEUS; and other conditions. Coordination Impairment,Dyssynergia,Incoordination,Ataxia, Appendicular,Ataxia, Limb,Ataxia, Motor,Ataxia, Sensory,Ataxia, Truncal,Ataxy,Dyscoordination,Lack of Coordination,Tremor, Rubral,Appendicular Ataxia,Appendicular Ataxias,Ataxias,Ataxias, Appendicular,Ataxias, Limb,Ataxias, Motor,Ataxias, Sensory,Ataxias, Truncal,Coordination Impairments,Coordination Lack,Impairment, Coordination,Impairments, Coordination,Incoordinations,Limb Ataxia,Limb Ataxias,Motor Ataxia,Motor Ataxias,Rubral Tremor,Rubral Tremors,Sensory Ataxia,Sensory Ataxias,Tremors, Rubral,Truncal Ataxia,Truncal Ataxias
D012680 Sensitivity and Specificity Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D012720 Severity of Illness Index Levels within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria applied to the seriousness of a patient's disorder. Illness Index Severities,Illness Index Severity

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