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Spanish version of the Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire–Carer (PDQ-Carer)

Authors: Rosario Ferrer-Cascales, María José Cabañero-Martínez, Miriam Sánchez-SanSegundo, Nereida Congost-Maestre, Crispin Jenkinson

Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | Issue 1/2016

Abstract

Background

Parkinson’s caregivers are frequently affected by a range of physical and psychological factors affecting to the quality of life (QoL) of patients and caregivers. However, while there are well-validated QoL instruments for patients, few specific measures has been developed for caregivers of patients with PD. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Parkinson Disease Questionnaire–Carer (PDQ-Carer) for use in PD caregivers.

Methods

The PDQ-Carer and the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) were completed by sample of 73 caregivers of patients with PD in Spain (71.8 % females; 63.6 ± 12.3 years old).

Results

Psychometric analysis confirmed the reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the PDQ-Carer. The internal consistency was found to be satisfactory for the four PDQ-Carer domains: Personal and Social Activities, Depression and Anxiety, Self-care and Stress with Cronbach’s alpha values ranging 0.80 to 0.95. The PDQ-Carer was significantly correlated with the eight SF-36 domains (r = -0.31 to -0.59, p < 0.001) supporting the concurrent validity of the instrument.

Conclusions

Overall, these results provide preliminary evidence of the utility of the Spanish version of the PDQ-Carer in non-professionals caregivers

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Title: Spanish version of the Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire–Carer (PDQ-Carer)
Authors: Rosario Ferrer-Cascales
María José Cabañero-Martínez
Miriam Sánchez-SanSegundo
Nereida Congost-Maestre
Crispin Jenkinson
Publication date: 01-12-2016
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-016-0546-z

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