| A short Chemical Sensitivity Scale for assessment of airway sensory hyperreactivity. | |
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PMID: 15024570 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: A short version of the 21-item Chemical Sensitivity Scale (CSS), called the Chemical Sensitivity Scale for Sensory Hyperreactivity (CSS-SHR), was developed and evaluated for the quantifying of self-reported affective reactions to and behavioral disruptions in daily activities by odorous/pungent substances among patients with sensory hyperreactivity (SHR) for clinical and epidemiological studies. METHODS: Twenty-two patients with clinically diagnosed SHR and 124 control participants responded to the CSS and to additional questions about chemical sensitivity for the evaluation of the CSS-SHR. RESULTS: Eleven of the 21 items of the CSS were selected, on statistical grounds, to constitute the CSS-SHR, which was found to generate approximately normal distributions, have good test-retest reliability (r(xy)=0.87), satisfying internal consistency (r(alpha)=0.76-0.84) and predictive and concurrent validity, and to be uni-dimensional. The metric properties of the CSS-SHR were, despite its few items, comparable with those of the CSS. A proposed diagnostic cut-off score for SHR demonstrated a high correct classification rate (92%) for the CSS-SHR. CONCLUSIONS: The favorable metric properties of the CSS-SHR and its sensitivity/specificity suggests that it is useful for clinical diagnosis and epidemiological study of sensory hyperreactivity in combination with other diagnostic tools. |
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Authors:
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Steven Nordin; Eva Millqvist; Olle Löwhagen; Mats Bende |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2004-03-16 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International archives of occupational and environmental health Volume: 77 ISSN: 0340-0131 ISO Abbreviation: Int Arch Occup Environ Health Publication Date: 2004 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-04-14 Completed Date: 2004-08-12 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7512134 Medline TA: Int Arch Occup Environ Health Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 249-54 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden. steven.nordin@psy.umu.se |
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Bronchial Hyperreactivity
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diagnosis* Female Humans Male Middle Aged Multiple Chemical Sensitivity / diagnosis* Psychometrics Reproducibility of Results |
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