Validity of the Brazilian version of the freezing of gait questionnaire

OBJECTIVE: To validate the freezing of gait questionnaire (FOG-Q) for a Brazilian population of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. METHODS: One hundred and seven patients with a diagnosis of PD were evaluated by shortened UPDRS motor scale (sUPDRm), Hoehn and Yahr (HY), Schwab and England scale...

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Main Authors: Jussara A. Oliveira Baggio, Mônica B. Curtarelli, Guilherme R. Rodrigues, Vitor Tumas
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Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2012-08-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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author Jussara A. Oliveira Baggio
Mônica B. Curtarelli
Guilherme R. Rodrigues
Vitor Tumas
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description OBJECTIVE: To validate the freezing of gait questionnaire (FOG-Q) for a Brazilian population of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. METHODS: One hundred and seven patients with a diagnosis of PD were evaluated by shortened UPDRS motor scale (sUPDRm), Hoehn and Yahr (HY), Schwab and England scale (SE), Berg balance scale (BBS), falls efficacy scale international (FES-I), gait and balance scale (GABS), and the FOG-Q Brazilian version. RESULTS: 47.7% of PD patients had FOG episodes; this group had worse scores on sUPDRSm, FOGQ, FES-I, BBS, GABS and FOG item of UPDRS when compared to the PD group without FOG. The internal consistency was 0.86, intra-rater 0.82 and inter-rater 0.78. The FOG-Q Brazilian version was significantly correlated with items related to gait and balance. The ROC curve was 0.94, the sensitivity was 0.90and specificity was 0.92. CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that the FOG-Q Brazilian version is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing FOG in PD patients.
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spelling doaj-art-ded6bcdfb7994366aadbfaeb92c80d712025-08-20T02:21:20ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272012-08-0170859960310.1590/S0004-282X2012000800008S0004-282X2012000800008Validity of the Brazilian version of the freezing of gait questionnaireJussara A. Oliveira Baggio0Mônica B. Curtarelli1Guilherme R. Rodrigues2Vitor Tumas3Universidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloOBJECTIVE: To validate the freezing of gait questionnaire (FOG-Q) for a Brazilian population of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. METHODS: One hundred and seven patients with a diagnosis of PD were evaluated by shortened UPDRS motor scale (sUPDRm), Hoehn and Yahr (HY), Schwab and England scale (SE), Berg balance scale (BBS), falls efficacy scale international (FES-I), gait and balance scale (GABS), and the FOG-Q Brazilian version. RESULTS: 47.7% of PD patients had FOG episodes; this group had worse scores on sUPDRSm, FOGQ, FES-I, BBS, GABS and FOG item of UPDRS when compared to the PD group without FOG. The internal consistency was 0.86, intra-rater 0.82 and inter-rater 0.78. The FOG-Q Brazilian version was significantly correlated with items related to gait and balance. The ROC curve was 0.94, the sensitivity was 0.90and specificity was 0.92. CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that the FOG-Q Brazilian version is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing FOG in PD patients.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000800008&lng=en&tlng=enmarchacongelamentoestudos de validaçãodoença de Parkinson
spellingShingle Jussara A. Oliveira Baggio
Mônica B. Curtarelli
Guilherme R. Rodrigues
Vitor Tumas
Validity of the Brazilian version of the freezing of gait questionnaire
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
marcha
congelamento
estudos de validação
doença de Parkinson
title Validity of the Brazilian version of the freezing of gait questionnaire
title_full Validity of the Brazilian version of the freezing of gait questionnaire
title_fullStr Validity of the Brazilian version of the freezing of gait questionnaire
title_full_unstemmed Validity of the Brazilian version of the freezing of gait questionnaire
title_short Validity of the Brazilian version of the freezing of gait questionnaire
title_sort validity of the brazilian version of the freezing of gait questionnaire
topic marcha
congelamento
estudos de validação
doença de Parkinson
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