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Reliability and Validity of the Persian Version of Psoriatic Arthritis Screening Questionnaire Publisher



Kebria AS1 ; Eftekhari A2 ; Ezoji K3 ; Tabari ST1 ; Aryanian Z4 ; Khafri S5 ; Babaei M6
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  1. 1. Department of Dermatology, Clinical Research Development Unit of Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
  2. 2. Clinical Research Development Unit of Ayatollah Rouhani hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
  3. 3. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Clinical Research Development Unit of Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
  4. 4. Autoimmune Bullous Diseases Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Social Medicine and Health, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
  6. 6. Mobility Impairment Research Center, Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Development Unit of Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

Source: Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine Published:2023


Abstract

Background: The Early Arthritis for Psoriatic Patients (EARP) questionnaire is a fast and simple way to screen psoriatic arthritis. This study was carried out to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of the Persian version of the Early Arthritis for Psoriatic Patients (PEARP) questionnaire. Methods: A total of 100 psoriasis patients responded to the questionnaire after the translation procedure (translation, back translation). After determining the validity of the questionnaire, the diagnostic accuracy of the P-EARP questionnaire was assessed using the ROC curve (receiver operating characteristic curve). Internal and external reliability of the questionnaire were also evaluated by statistical tests. Results: In assessing the reliability of the questionnaire using test-retest, correlation coefficient (r=0.994, p <0.001) and Cronbach's alpha (α = 0.85) were obtained. The P-EARP questionnaire had a sensitivity and specificity of 90.48% and 96.55% in ROC analysis, respectively, and cutoff point 3 was regarded as the cutoff point of the P-EARP questionnaire like the original version of the questionnaire (EARP). Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the P-EARP questionnaire had high sensitivity and specificity for the identification of psoriatic arthritis. The P-EARP questionnaire is an appropriate screening tool for the identification of psoriatic arthritis in the dermatology clinics. © 2022 The Author(s).
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