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Validation of the neuroconnective endophenotype questionnaire (NEQ): a new clinical tool for medicine and psychiatry resulting from the contribution of Ehlers–Danlos syndrome

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العنوان: Validation of the neuroconnective endophenotype questionnaire (NEQ): a new clinical tool for medicine and psychiatry resulting from the contribution of Ehlers–Danlos syndrome
المؤلفون: Antonio Bulbena, Silvia Rosado, Marina Cabaleiro, María Martinez, Carolina Baeza-Velasco, Luis-Miguel Martin, Santiago Batlle, Andrea Bulbena-Cabré
المصدر: Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 10 (2023)
بيانات النشر: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023.
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine (General)
مصطلحات موضوعية: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, anxiety, psychosomatic medicine, reliability, validity, joint hypermobility, Medicine (General), R5-920
الوصف: IntroductionThe link between anxiety disorders and joint hypermobility syndrome (now under hypermobility spectrum disorders, which include hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome) has been widely replicated over the past 30 years and has grown beyond the initial nosological limits. To integrate clinical and research progress in this field, a new neuroconnective endophenotype (NE) and its corresponding instrument, the Neuroconnective Endophenotype Questionnaire (NEQ), have been developed. This new clinical construct, created with the active participation of patients, includes both somatic and psychological dimensions and symptoms and resilience items.MethodsThe NE includes five dimensions: (1) sensorial sensitivity, (2) body signs and symptoms, (3) somatic conditions, (4) polar behavioral strategies, and (5) psychological and psychopathological dimensions. The NEQ information is collected through four self-administered questionnaires (sensorial sensitivity, body signs and symptoms, polar behavioral strategies, and psychological characteristics) and a structured diagnostic part that should be completed by a trained observer. This hetero-administered part incorporates (a) psychiatric diagnoses (using structured criteria, e.g., MINI), (b) somatic disorders diagnosis, using structured criteria, and (c) assessment of joint hypermobility criteria.ResultsIn a sample of 36 anxiety cases with 36 matched controls, the NEQ obtained high scores for test–retest, inter-rater reliability, and internal consistency. As for predictive validity, cases and controls significantly differed in all five dimensions and hypermobility measurements.DiscussionWe can conclude that the NEQ has achieved acceptable reliability and validity values and, therefore, is ready to be used and tested in different samples. This original and consistent construct including somatic and mental items may improve clinical specificity, the search for more comprehensive therapies, and their genetic and neuroimaging bases.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2296-858X
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1039223/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-858X
DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1039223
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/046045e3e30e4a26bad5799ce681736c
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.046045e3e30e4a26bad5799ce681736c
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:2296858X
DOI:10.3389/fmed.2023.1039223