Sunday, May 26, 2024

Friedreich Ataxia Caregiver-Reported Health Index: Development of a Novel, Disease-Specific Caregiver-Reported Outcome Measure

Seabury J, Varma A, Weinstein J, Rosero SJ, Engebrecht C, Khosa S, Zizzi C, Wagner ES, Alexandrou D, Cohen BL, Dilek N, Heatwole JM, Lynch DR, Park CC, Wells M, Subramony SH, Heatwole CR. Friedreich Ataxia Caregiver-Reported Health Index: Development of a Novel, Disease-Specific Caregiver-Reported Outcome Measure. Neurol Clin Pract. 2024 Jun;14(3):e200303. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200300. Epub 2024 May 10. PMID: 38751829; PMCID: PMC11092940. 

Initial evaluation of the FACR-HI supports its content validity, test-retest reliability, and construct validity as a caregiver-reported outcome measure for assessing how pediatric individuals with FRDA feel and function. The FACR-HI provides a potential mechanism to quantify changes in multifactorial FRDA disease burden during future clinical trials.