Validity and Reliability of the Thai Version of the Freezing of Gait Questionnaire in Individuals With Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Thai version of the Freezing of Gait Questionnaire (FOG-Q) in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD).

Methods

The FOG-Q was translated into Thai according to the standard process. Fifty-six individuals with PD participated in the study. The content validity was assessed using the content validity index (CVI). The construct validity was evaluated by correlating Thai FOG-Q with Thai version of the Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) items 2.13 and 3.11, Thai version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), Timed Up and Go test (TUG) and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) using Spearman's correlation coefficient (rS). The correlation between Thai FOG

SUBMITTER: Taweekitikul A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10020050 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature