Citation

Lange WR. Toxicon 1993; 31(6): 777-781.

Affiliation

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8342175

Abstract

Severity of ciguatera fish poisoning is often quite variable. Two symptom check list rating scales were developed for quantifying illness severity and for selectively monitoring response to therapy in patients with chronic toxicity. Content validity was ascertained, and internal consistency reliability was demonstrated by means of the Cronbach alpha correlation coefficient (alpha = 0.9475). It was concluded that these instruments were valid and reliable, and that they conveniently and accurately recorded illness severity and treatment efficacy. They should prove useful in clinical settings and epidemiologic investigations.

Language: en