Validation of the Korean version of the 39-Item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39)

• DOI: 10.1016/j.anr.2014.02.004
• Publication Date: 2014-03-07T03:15:33Z
• Authors: Hye-Ja Park; Kyeong-Yae Sohng; Sehyun Kim
• Keywords: Male; Psychometrics; Parkinson's disease; Health Status; RT1-120; Nursing; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Surveys and Questionnaires; Republic of Korea; Humans; Translations; validation studies; Aged; Medicine(all); Korea; Reproducibility of Results; Parkinson Disease; Middle Aged; 3. Good health; quality of life; Case-Control Studies; Quality of Life; Female

To evaluate the reliability and validity of Korean version 39-item Parkinson's disease questionnaire (PDQ-39).Cross-cultural adaptation was performed according to international guidelines: forward backward translation, focus group meeting, a field test. With consensus translation produced, validation assessed by evaluating validity. Ninety-three outpatients with (PD) 89 healthy aged controls were recruited. Internal consistency Cronbach's alpha. Validity Spearman correlation analysis, t test, factor analysis variance Duncan's multiple range tests.In PD group, mean age 65.13 ± 9.84 years, duration 42.41 37.01 months. Ceiling floor effects ranged 1.1%-2.2% 1.1%-15.1%, respectively. alpha eight dimensions from .70 .97. All correlated each other, except for stigma dimension. patients had significantly lower quality life than did, bodily discomfort Eight PDQ-39 loaded on one factor. Modified Hoehn Yarh Staging score 4 worst life. The relationships among Koran is fair good, social support dimension.The proved be reliable valid. Our results suggest that could used in clinical research assess process its impacts health-related patients.