Validation of 19-items wearing-off (WOQ-19) questionnaire to Portuguese

ABSTRACT Background: The treatment of Parkinson disease with dopaminergic therapy improves functionality and quality of life. However, as the disease progresses, the wearing-off phenomenon develops. To improve the recognition of this phenomenon, the 19-item wearing-off questionnaire (WOQ-19) was d...

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Main Authors: Carlos Eduardo MANTESE, Marcio MEDEIROS, Artur SCHUMACHER-SCHUH, Carlos Roberto de Melo RIEDER
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Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2020-09-01
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author Carlos Eduardo MANTESE
Marcio MEDEIROS
Artur SCHUMACHER-SCHUH
Carlos Roberto de Melo RIEDER
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Artur SCHUMACHER-SCHUH
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description ABSTRACT Background: The treatment of Parkinson disease with dopaminergic therapy improves functionality and quality of life. However, as the disease progresses, the wearing-off phenomenon develops. To improve the recognition of this phenomenon, the 19-item wearing-off questionnaire (WOQ-19) was developed. Objective: To translate and validate the WOQ-19 into Portuguese. Methods: The questionnaire was translated into Portuguese and, subsequently, back-translated into English and analyzed. The final version was tested in Parkinson disease patients for reliability through the test-retest paradigm and internal consistency. Also, sensitivity and specificity were obtained in different cut-off positive items. Results: The WOQ-19 showed good test stability, with an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.877 (95%CI 0.690-0.951; p<0.001), and good internal consistency, with Cronbach alpha of 0.815. Two items of positive cut-off showed the best accuracy: 0.873 (95%CI 0.791-0.954). Sensitivity was 0.975 (95%CI 0.892-1) and specificity was 0.714 (95%CI 0.565-0.863). Conclusion: The Portuguese version of the WOQ-19 showed excellent diagnostic properties and can be used to diagnose wearing-off phenomena.
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spelling doaj-art-e5671d50f3b34656a96935ddc3622dde2025-08-20T03:25:02ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272020-09-01781062462810.1590/0004-282x20200045Validation of 19-items wearing-off (WOQ-19) questionnaire to PortugueseCarlos Eduardo MANTESEhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8306-803XMarcio MEDEIROShttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5733-9468Artur SCHUMACHER-SCHUHhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8722-0908Carlos Roberto de Melo RIEDERhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2950-7211ABSTRACT Background: The treatment of Parkinson disease with dopaminergic therapy improves functionality and quality of life. However, as the disease progresses, the wearing-off phenomenon develops. To improve the recognition of this phenomenon, the 19-item wearing-off questionnaire (WOQ-19) was developed. Objective: To translate and validate the WOQ-19 into Portuguese. Methods: The questionnaire was translated into Portuguese and, subsequently, back-translated into English and analyzed. The final version was tested in Parkinson disease patients for reliability through the test-retest paradigm and internal consistency. Also, sensitivity and specificity were obtained in different cut-off positive items. Results: The WOQ-19 showed good test stability, with an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.877 (95%CI 0.690-0.951; p<0.001), and good internal consistency, with Cronbach alpha of 0.815. Two items of positive cut-off showed the best accuracy: 0.873 (95%CI 0.791-0.954). Sensitivity was 0.975 (95%CI 0.892-1) and specificity was 0.714 (95%CI 0.565-0.863). Conclusion: The Portuguese version of the WOQ-19 showed excellent diagnostic properties and can be used to diagnose wearing-off phenomena.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2020001000624&tlng=enParkinson DiseaseAntiparkinson Agents
spellingShingle Carlos Eduardo MANTESE
Marcio MEDEIROS
Artur SCHUMACHER-SCHUH
Carlos Roberto de Melo RIEDER
Validation of 19-items wearing-off (WOQ-19) questionnaire to Portuguese
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Parkinson Disease
Antiparkinson Agents
title Validation of 19-items wearing-off (WOQ-19) questionnaire to Portuguese
title_full Validation of 19-items wearing-off (WOQ-19) questionnaire to Portuguese
title_fullStr Validation of 19-items wearing-off (WOQ-19) questionnaire to Portuguese
title_full_unstemmed Validation of 19-items wearing-off (WOQ-19) questionnaire to Portuguese
title_short Validation of 19-items wearing-off (WOQ-19) questionnaire to Portuguese
title_sort validation of 19 items wearing off woq 19 questionnaire to portuguese
topic Parkinson Disease
Antiparkinson Agents
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2020001000624&tlng=en
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