# of studies reporting psychometric properties: 1
Interpretability
MCID: not established in SCI.
SEM: not established in SCI.
MDC: Mean Sensitivity and Specificity values:
- Q1: Sensitivity: 98%, Specificity: 92%
- Q2: Sensitivity: 88%, Specificity: 95%
- Q3: Sensitivity: 98%, Specificity: 94%
- Q4: Sensitivity: 96%, Specificity: 100%
- Q5 (w/ increased AST): Sensitivity: 100%, Specificity: 27%
- Q5 (w/o increased AST): Sensitivity: 89%, Specificity: 98%
(Liu et al. 2017)
Validity
- High Consistency Test between Sensation and Q1of questionnaire (κ coefficient = 0.91).
- High Consistency Test between S4-5 Sensation and Q2 of questionnaire (κ coefficient = 0.79).
- High Consistency Test between Deep Anal Pressure and Q3 of questionnaire (κ coefficient = 0.93).
- High Consistency Test between Deep Anal Pressure and Q4 of questionnaire (κ coefficient = 0.93).
- High Consistency Test between Voluntary Anal Compression and Q5 of questionnaire (κ coefficient = 0.70).
(Liu et al. 2017)
Reliability
Not established in SCI.
Responsiveness
No values were reported for the responsiveness of the 5-Item Sacral Sparing Questionnaire for the SCI population.
Floor/Ceiling Effect
No values were reported for the presence of floor/ceiling effects in the 5-Item Sacral Sparing Questionnaire for the SCI population.
Reviewers
Gurmaan Gill.
Date Last Updated
26 February 2019.
