Affiliations: School of Foundations, Leadership, and Administration, Kent State University, Kent,OH, USA | School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA | Department of Early Childhood, Special Education, and Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY, USA
Note: [] Corresponding author: Shawn M. Fitzgerald, School of Foundations, Leadership,
and Administration, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA. E-mail: smfitzge@kent.edu
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factor structure of
the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29) to assess its suitability for
modeling the impact of MS on a nation-wide sample of individuals from the
United States. Investigators completed a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to
examine the two-factor structure proposed by Hobart et al. [17]. Although the
original MSIS-29 factor structure did not fit the data exactly, the
hypothesized two-factor model was partially supported in the current data.
Implications for future instrument development and rehabilitation practice are
discussed.
