TY - JOUR
T1 - The COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Scale (C19-YRS)
T2 - Application and psychometric analysis in a post-COVID-19 syndrome cohort
AU - O'Connor, Rory J.
AU - Preston, Nick
AU - Parkin, Amy
AU - Makower, Sophie
AU - Ross, Denise
AU - Gee, Jeremy
AU - Halpin, Stephen J.
AU - Horton, Mike
AU - Sivan, Manoj
N1 - Funding Information:
NHS England clinical guidance suggests the use of the C19‐YRS at first assessment, at six weeks, and at six months in PCS. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for recommending the use of C19‐YRS for a comprehensive assessment of patients. This study is supported by the University of Leeds Medical Research Council (MRC) Confidence in Concept (CiC) grant for psychometric evaluation of C19‐YRS. RJOC's research is supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) infrastructure at Leeds and Sheffield. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, NICE, the NIHR, or the Department of Health and Social Care. 22 23
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors. Journal of Medical Virology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC
PY - 2022/1/19
Y1 - 2022/1/19
N2 - As our understanding of the nature and prevalence of post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome (PCS) is increasing, a measure of the impact of COVID-19 could provide valuable insights into patients' perceptions in clinical trials and epidemiological studies as well as routine clinical practice. To evaluate the clinical usefulness and psychometric properties of the COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Scale (C19-YRS) in patients with PCS, a prospective, observational study of 187 consecutive patients attending a post-COVID-19 rehabilitation clinic was conducted. The C19-YRS was used to record patients' symptoms, functioning, and disability. A global health question was used to measure the overall impact of PCS on health. Classical psychometric methods (data quality, scaling assumptions, targeting, reliability, and validity) were used to assess the C19-YRS. For the total group, missing data were low, scaling and targeting assumptions were satisfied, and internal consistency was high (Cronbach's α = 0.891). Relationships between the overall perception of health and patients' reports of symptoms, functioning, and disability demonstrated good concordance. This is the first study to examine the psychometric properties of an outcome measure in patients with PCS. In this sample of patients, the C19-YRS was clinically useful and satisfied standard psychometric criteria, providing preliminary evidence of its suitability as a measure of PCS.
AB - As our understanding of the nature and prevalence of post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome (PCS) is increasing, a measure of the impact of COVID-19 could provide valuable insights into patients' perceptions in clinical trials and epidemiological studies as well as routine clinical practice. To evaluate the clinical usefulness and psychometric properties of the COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Scale (C19-YRS) in patients with PCS, a prospective, observational study of 187 consecutive patients attending a post-COVID-19 rehabilitation clinic was conducted. The C19-YRS was used to record patients' symptoms, functioning, and disability. A global health question was used to measure the overall impact of PCS on health. Classical psychometric methods (data quality, scaling assumptions, targeting, reliability, and validity) were used to assess the C19-YRS. For the total group, missing data were low, scaling and targeting assumptions were satisfied, and internal consistency was high (Cronbach's α = 0.891). Relationships between the overall perception of health and patients' reports of symptoms, functioning, and disability demonstrated good concordance. This is the first study to examine the psychometric properties of an outcome measure in patients with PCS. In this sample of patients, the C19-YRS was clinically useful and satisfied standard psychometric criteria, providing preliminary evidence of its suitability as a measure of PCS.
KW - long COVID
KW - Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM)
KW - post-COVID-19 symptoms
KW - psychometrics
KW - SARS CoV-2
U2 - 10.1002/jmv.27415
DO - 10.1002/jmv.27415
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85118504784
SN - 0146-6615
VL - 94
SP - 1027
EP - 1034
JO - Journal Of Medical Virology
JF - Journal Of Medical Virology
IS - 3
ER -
