Abstract |
The purpose of the study was to assess the validity and reliability of the Parkinson's disease questionnaire ( PDQ-39, UK English version) as well as its briefer version (the PDQ-8) among Asian patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) in Singapore. Eighty-eight patients recruited from movement disorder clinics or patient support groups completed the PDQ-39 and EQ-5D, a generic health related quality of life questionnaire previously validated for use in Singapore. PDQ-39 items showed good convergent and discriminant validity. Construct validation against the EQ-5D showed strong correlation between these scales as hypothesised (Spearman's rho: 0.53-0.71, P<0.001 for all). Factor analysis yielded a component on which all eight PDQ-39 dimensions were substantially loaded (loading range: 0.50-0.79). The PDQ-39 also demonstrated acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha: 0.59-0.94) and test-retest reliability (intra-class correlation coefficient:0.67-0.87, n=68). Six of eight PDQ-8 items showed the strongest correlation with their PDQ-39 dimensions as hypothesised. PDQ-39 and PDQ-8 summary indexes were highly correlated (Pearson's r=0.96, ICC=0.95), and both were strongly correlated with the EQ-5D utility index and EQ-5D visual analogue scale (P<0.001). We conclude that the PDQ-39 and PDQ-8 are valid and reliable disease-specific HRQoL instruments for PD in Singapore.
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Authors | Louis C S Tan, Nan Luo, Mohammed Nazri, Shu Chuen Li, Julian Thumboo |
Journal | Parkinsonism & related disorders
(Parkinsonism Relat Disord)
Vol. 10
Issue 8
Pg. 493-9
(Dec 2004)
ISSN: 1353-8020 [Print] England |
PMID | 15542010
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anxiety
(complications, psychology)
- Cognition
- Communication
- Female
- Health Status Indicators
- Humans
- Language
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Parkinson Disease
(diagnosis, psychology)
- Reproducibility of Results
- Singapore
- Social Support
- Surveys and Questionnaires
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