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| Title: | Validity and reliability of the PDQ-39 and the PDQ-8 in English-speaking Parkinson's disease patients in Singapore | Authors: | Tan, L.C.S. Luo, N. Nazri, M. Li, S.C. Thumboo, J. |
Keywords: | Health status Parkinson's disease PDQ-39 PDQ-8 Quality of life Singapore |
Issue Date: | Dec-2004 | Citation: | Tan, L.C.S., Luo, N., Nazri, M., Li, S.C., Thumboo, J. (2004-12). Validity and reliability of the PDQ-39 and the PDQ-8 in English-speaking Parkinson's disease patients in Singapore. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders 10 (8) : 493-499. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2004.05.007 | 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 ρ: 0.53-0.71, P | Source Title: | Parkinsonism and Related Disorders | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/106504 | ISSN: | 13538020 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2004.05.007 |
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