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Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale characteristics and structure
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Our purpose was to verify some basic aspects of validation of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). One hundred and sixtyseven Parkinson's disease (PD) patients were included. Group A (n=40) was simultaneously assessed by five raters who applied the UPDRS and other PD rating scales (PDRS). A set of timed tests, the Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE), and the Hamilton Scale for Depression (HSD) were administered by an independent examiner. Group B (n = 127) was individually assessed through the UPDRS and the other PDRSs by one neurologist in four different hospitals. The UPDRS was administered in 16.95 ± 7.98 min. The internal consistency was high (Cronbach's alpha = 0.96). Nevertheless, the items related to depression, motivation/initiative, and tremor were scarcely consistent. The Interrater reliability was satisfactory (all the items had k > 0.40). There was a high correlation of the UPDRS with the Hoehn and Yahr staging (r s = 0.71; p < 0.001) and some timed tests (finger tapping; arising from chair), but also with the MMSE and HSD (r s = 0.53; r s = 0.64; p < 0.001). The convergent validity with the other PDRS (Intermediate Scale and Schwab and England Scale) was very high (r s = 0.76−0.96; p < 0.001). The factor analysis identified six factors that explained 59.6% of the variance. The dimension “tremor” showed a remarkable independence. The UPDRS is a multidimensional, reliable, and valid scale, with some inconveniences derived from its internal consistency, discriminant validity, and pragmatic application.
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- Martínez‐Martín, P., Gil‐Nagel, A., Gracia, L. M., Gómez, J. B., Martínez‐Sarriés, J., Bermejo, F., & The Cooperative Multicentric Group
- Venue
- Movement Disorders
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1994-01
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 76-83
- ISSN
- 0885-3185 (ISSN-L)
- 1531-8257
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- W2031547184
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- en
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