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Parkinson's disease is a common degenerative neurological condition. A number of general instruments exist to measure quality of life, but these were not designed to address areas salient to a specific disease. This contribution reviews the development and validation of the PDQ-39, a short 39-item quality of life questionnaire for Parkinson's disease. PDQ-39 data can be presented either in profile form or as a single index. This report also reviews the development and validation of a briefer measure (PDQ-8) derived from the PDQ-39, and of two summary indices (PDQ-39SI and PDQ-8SI.

Type

Conference paper

Publication Date

05/1998

Volume

245 Suppl 1

Pages

S10 - S14

Keywords

Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Parkinson Disease, Pilot Projects, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Quality of Life, Reproducibility of Results, Surveys and Questionnaires