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Whether they can provide results with similar accuracy to face-to-face assessments remains relevant.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n The aim of this study was to compare the face-to-face and tele-assessment scores of the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS) and Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) in ataxic MS patients and to examine their suitability for tele-assessment.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n The participants were assessed both online and face-to-face. Randomization determined which method would be used first to assess the participants. ICARS and SARA were used in the assessments. Face-to-face assessments were conducted as part of routine clinical practice by one researcher, while teleassessments were performed via real-time video by two different researchers. The video was recorded and reassessed one week later. The agreement and correlation between face-to-face and teleassessments were analyzed using intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC), Bland\u2013Altman Plots, and Pearson's\/Spearman's correlation coefficients.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n This study included 20 patients with ataxic MS with an EDSS score of 3.6\u2009\u00b1\u20090.66. The inter-rater reliability of tele-assessments (ICC\n ICARS<\/jats:sub>\n \u2009=\u20090.97; ICC\n SARA<\/jats:sub>\n \u2009=\u20090.97) achieved excellent reliability. Intra-rater reliability of the tele-assessment was excellent (ICC\n ICARS<\/jats:sub>\n \u2009=\u20090.99; ICC\n SARA<\/jats:sub>\n \u2009=\u20090.99). High correlations were observed in ICARS and SARA scores between face-to-face and tele-assessment methods according to assessors (\n r<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009>\u2009.80 for all).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n ICARS and SARA are reliable and agreed-upon tests that can be used with tele-assessments, offering similar data to face-to-face methods.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/1357633x251369245","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,20]],"date-time":"2025-08-20T06:43:41Z","timestamp":1755672221000},"page":"479-490","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["The agreement between face-to-face and tele-assessment of ataxia severity scales in multiple sclerosis patients with ataxia"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"32","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9020-846X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gungor Beyza","family":"Ozvar Senoz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Yuksek Ihtisas University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fatma","family":"Ayvat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hacettepe University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ender","family":"Ayvat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hacettepe University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muhammed","family":"Kilinc","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hacettepe University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/00207454.2019.1677648"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/qjmed\/hch105"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_4_2","first-page":"23","article-title":"Ataxia in patients with multiple sclerosis: A brief review","volume":"4","author":"Zengin ES","year":"2024","unstructured":"Zengin ES. 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