Evaluation of Parkinson’s Disease: Reliability of Three Rating Scales
Autor: | Luigi Amaducci, Stefano Magnolfi, L. Catarzi, P. Marini, Maria T. Maurello, A. Ginanneschi, Francesco Degl'Innocenti |
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Rok vydání: | 1987 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Parkinson's disease Epidemiology Columbia university Disability Evaluation Rating scale Humans Medicine Psychiatry Reliability (statistics) Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Parkinson Disease Middle Aged medicine.disease humanities nervous system diseases Evaluation Studies as Topic Physical therapy Female Neurology (clinical) business human activities |
Zdroj: | Neuroepidemiology. 7:38-41 |
ISSN: | 1423-0208 0251-5350 |
Popis: | We studied the three most commonly used rating scales in Parkinson's Disease (Hoehn and Yahr Clinical Staging, Webster Rating Scale, Columbia University Rating Scale) in order to examine the agreement between observers. Six neurologists, experts at using such scales, evaluated 48 patients suffering from the idiopathic form of Parkinson's Disease. Reliability using the K index was moderate, although a slight superiority was found with the Columbia University Rating Scale. Analysis of the various items used has suggested that scales of disability could be a valid alternative to those examined. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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