Rating scales: Research papers
- Web-Based Assessment of Visual and Visuospatial Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease
Demonstrating the construct validity of the web-based questionnaire, self-rated ADL and visual and visuospatial functioning were significantly associated with performance on objective measures of these abilities (all P's <0.01). The findings indicate that web-based administration may be a reliable and valid method of assessing visual and visuospatial and ADL functioning in PD.
01 April 2012
- A comparison of nine scales to detect depression in Parkinson disease. Which scale to use?
Conclusions: The GDS-30 may be the most efficient depression screening scale to use in PD because of its brevity, favorable psychometric properties, and lack of copyright protection. However, all scales studied, except for the UPDRS Depression, are valid screening tools when PD-specific cutoff scores are used.
14 March 2012
- Sensitivity and specificity of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination, Mattis Dementia Rating Scale, Frontal Assessment Battery and
Results demonstrated that the specificity and sensitivity of MDRS was better than those of ACE, FAB and MMSE in Hungary. However, further studies with larger sample size and more uniform criteria for participation are required to determine the most suitable screening instrument for cognitive impairment.
09 March 2012
- Screening questionnaires for parkinsonism: A systematic review
Screening questionnaires can detect symptomatic parkinsonism. However, the performance of these questionnaires varied based on the individual items, study sample, and method of administration. The performance of screening questionnaires in the detection of early or mild parkinsonism was modest.
01 March 2012
- Reliability and structural validity of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI) in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's
The Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI) is commonly used in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, most measurement properties have not been investigated in this population. The aim of this study was to investigate internal consistency, test-retest reliability, measurement error, structural validity, and floor and ceiling effects of the MFI in PD.
21 February 2012
- The Senior Fitness Test as a functional measure in Parkinson's disease: A pilot study
The SFT appears to be a useful tool to assess functional fitness in people with PD: it can be carried out in the clinical setting albeit with some minor modifications. However, its validity as an indicator of disease severity remains to be confirmed.
01 February 2012
- Relationships between motor aspects of gait impairments and activity limitations in people with PD: A systematic review
The objective of this review is to investigate the relationships between gait impairments and activity limitations in people with idiopathic PD. Six electronic databases (MEDLINE ISI, CINAHL, Web of Science ISI, EMBASE, PsycINFO and Scopus) were systematically searched using relevant terms to source for English-language studies published between 1900 and January 2011.
01 February 2012
- The Q10 questionnaire for detection of wearing-off phenomena in Parkinson's disease
Q10 items were selected from the QUICK validation study data set through statistical analysis and it was then tested on a sample of 162 PD patients, 64.8% with wearing-off. Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were 96%, 63%, and 85% respectively with one positive response and 90%, 70%, and 83% respectively with two positive responses.
12 January 2012
- Validation of the non-motor symptoms questionnaire (NMS-Quest)
Overall, this questionnaire can be a useful clinical tool for screening non-motor problems in an office setting.
01 January 2012
- Comparing the Mini-BESTest with the Berg Balance Scale to Evaluate Balance Disorders in Parkinson's Disease
Conclusion. The Mini-BESTest is a promising tool for discerning balance deficits in patients with PD, most importantly those with more subtle deficits.
01 November 2011
- Correlation between the MDS-UPDRS and the UPDRS during l-dopa acute challenge
In conclusion the study found an excellent correlation between UPDRS and MDS-UPDRS and that the 30% of variation in UPDRS score used for predicting sustained long term l-dopa response was equivalent to 24% in MDS-UPDRS.
01 November 2011
- Wearing-off scales in Parkinson's disease: Critique and recommendations
A systematic review was conducted to identify wearing-off scales that have either been validated or used in Parkinson's patients.
15 October 2011
- Diagnostic criteria for depression in Parkinson's disease: A study of symptom patterns using latent class analysis
The main aim of the study was to validate depressive symptoms using latent class analysis for use as diagnostic criteria for major depression in Parkinson's disease.
15 October 2011
- The nondeclaration of nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson's disease to health care professionals: An international study using the no
NMS of PD are frequently undeclared at routine hospital consultation and may be related to the fact that patients often do not link these symptoms with PD or may be too embarrassed to discuss these. Use of NMSQuest allows patients to flag symptoms which may be otherwise undeclared and remain untreated when potential treatments exist.
30 April 2010
- Evaluation of the Braak staging scheme for Parkinson's disease: Introduction to a panel presentation
Braak and colleagues have proposed a staging scheme for Parkinson's disease (PD) that has had a wide and profound impact on many aspects of current thinking about Parkinson's.
25 February 2010
- The clinically important difference on the unified Parkinson's disease rating scale
To determine the estimates of minimal, moderate, and large clinically important differences (CIDs) for the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS).
14 January 2010
- International study on the psychometric attributes of the non-motor symptoms scale in Parkinson disease
Conclusion: The Non-Motor Symptoms Scale is an acceptable, reproducible, valid, and precise assessment instrument for nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson disease.
10 November 2009
- Dysautonomia rating scales in Parkinson's disease: Sialorrhea, dysphagia, and constipationCritique and recommendations
The Movement Disorders Society commissioned a task force to assess available clinical rating scales, critique their clinimetric properties, and make recommendations regarding their clinical utility. Six clinical researchers and a biostatistician systematically searched the literature for scales of sialorrhea, dysphagia, and constipation, evaluated the scales' previous use, performance parameters, and quality of validation data (if available).
15 April 2009
- Early Parkinson's disease and non-motor issues
The non motor questionnaire (NMSQuest) and the recently validated NMS scale allow flagging and quantification of NMS of PD and therefore are important tools to comprehensively assess symptom load in PD.
01 September 2008
- The 39-item Parkinson's disease questionnaire (PDQ-39) revisited: implications for evidence-based medicine
Postal survey PDQ-39 data from 202 people with Parkinson's disease (54% men; mean age 70) were analyzed regarding psychometric properties using traditional and Rasch measurement methods.
01 November 2007
