RELATIONSHIP OF THE TUFTS QUANTITATIVE NEUROMUSCULAR EXAM (TQNE) AND THE SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE (SIP) IN MEASURING PROGRESSION OF ALS

Authors
MCGUIRE D GARRISON L ARMON C BAROHN R BRYAN W MILLER R PARRY G PETAJAN J ROSS M ALTERNUS P AMOX D ASHBURN C AULENBACHER D BLASUCCI L BROWN E CAULKINS M CAROZZA C DAO H DAVIS L DRISCOLL T FRIERSON L FUQUA P GARDNER H GOLBESKY B GOOD B GRAVES J HARSTOCK L HAWKINS C HERNANDEZ R ITURRIAGA E KRES J LAURENZI B LEE E LEYDE D MEHAGIAN M MOSES D NASH J NORWOOD N PARSONS J PEARMAIN J RATLIFFWALKER D RIGHTMYER D RIZZI V SMITH B SOLIMAN M VOLINTINE L WARDER J WERNER J WOLF S
Citation
D. Mcguire et al., RELATIONSHIP OF THE TUFTS QUANTITATIVE NEUROMUSCULAR EXAM (TQNE) AND THE SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE (SIP) IN MEASURING PROGRESSION OF ALS, Neurology, 46(5), 1996, pp. 1442-1444
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neurology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283878
Volume
46
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1442 - 1444
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3878(1996)46:5<1442:ROTTQN>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The Tufts Quantitative Neuromuscular Exam (TQNE) is a standardized too l for measuring muscle strength and pulmonary function in patients wit h amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We describe the relationship of TQNE scores to functional disability and health-related quality of li fe as measured by the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) in 524 ALS patient s. There was a significant relationship (p < 0.0001) between TQNE and SIP scores, both in cross section and over time. TQNE scores strongly relate to ALS patients' quality of life and ability to perform activit ies of daily living.