Validation of two brief instruments (the SURE and CollaboRATE) to measure shared decision-making in patients with restless legs syndromeShow others and affiliations
2024 (English)In: Journal of Sleep Research, ISSN 0962-1105, E-ISSN 1365-2869, Vol. 33, no 4, article id e14071Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common neurological disorder characterised by an urge to move arms and legs, usually associated with discomfort, pain, motor restlessness, and sleep disturbance. An individually adapted treatment is needed but difficult to optimise, which makes shared decision-making (SDM) important. However, brief validated instruments on how patients with RLS perceive their involvement in treatment decisions are lacking. Therefore, the aim was to validate two instruments, SURE (Sure of myself, Understand information, Risk–benefit ratio, Encouragement, i.e., to assess decisional conflict) and CollaboRATE (brief patient survey focused on SDM, i.e., to assess SDM), in patients with RLS. A cross-sectional design, including 788 participants with RLS (65% females, mean [SD] age 70.8 [11.4] years) from a national patient organisation for RLS, was used. A postal survey was sent out to collect data regarding weight, height, comorbidities, demographics, and RLS-related treatment data. The following instruments were included: the SURE, CollaboRATE, Restless Legs Syndrome-6 Scale, and eHealth Literacy Scale. Confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch models were used to assess the validity and reliability of the SURE and CollaboRATE. Measurement invariance, unidimensionality, and differential item functioning (DIF) across age, gender, and medication groups were assessed. The SURE and CollaboRATE were both identified as unidimensional instruments with satisfactory internal consistency. No DIF across age and gender was identified, while significant DIF was observed for both the SURE and CollaboRATE regarding medication use categories. However, both the SURE and CollaboRATE are potential instruments to be used in research, but also as reflection tools by healthcare professionals, patients, and students to explore and assess SDM, and support its development in clinical care.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
John Wiley & Sons, 2024. Vol. 33, no 4, article id e14071
Keywords [en]
confirmatory factor analysis, decisional conflict, restless legs syndrome, shared decision-making, sleep, validity
National Category
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-62886DOI: 10.1111/jsr.14071ISI: 001096207800001PubMedID: 37909257Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85175544341Local ID: HOA;;915772OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-62886DiVA, id: diva2:1812306
Funder
Medical Research Council of Southeast Sweden (FORSS), 969214The Kamprad Family Foundation, 20223144
Note
With members of the Jönköping University (JU) Sleep Well Research Group.
2023-11-152023-11-152024-07-24Bibliographically approved