Translation and validation of the standard Chinese version of PDQ-39: a quality-of-life measure for patients with Parkinson's disease. |
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Authors: | Kin-Lun Tsang Iris Chi Shu-Leong Ho Vivian Weiqun Lou Tatia M C Lee Leung-Wing Chu |
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Affiliation: | Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. |
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Abstract: | PDQ-39 has been widely used in the research and clinical management of Parkinson's disease. It has been translated into and validated in various non-English languages. We report here on the validity and reliability results for the translated standard Chinese PDQ-39 questionnaire. Fifty-four patients were recruited from a movement disorder clinic and two regional patient groups, and data were collected by direct interview. Nineteen patients had the tests repeated 4 weeks later to assess the test-retest and interrater reliability. The standard Chinese version of PDQ-39 demonstrated acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.54-0.90) and was comparable to versions in other languages. Further analysis showed good construct validity and test-retest reliability. Implications and limitations of the study are discussed. |
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Keywords: | Parkinson's disease quality of life PDQ‐39 validity reliability |
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