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Validation of the Polish version of the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS).

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Siuda, J; Boczarska-Jedynak, M; Budrewicz, S; Dulski, J; Figura, M; Fiszer, U; Gajos, A; Gorzkowska, A; Koziorowska-Gawron, E; Koziorowski, D ...
Published in: Neurol Neurochir Pol
2020

BACKGROUND: In 2008, the Movement Disorders Society (MDS) published a new Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) as the official benchmark scale for Parkinson's Disease (PD). We have translated and validated the Polish version of the MDS-UPDRS, explored its dimensionality, and compared it to the original English one. METHODS: The MDS-UPDRS was translated into Polish by a team of Polish investigators led by JS and GO. The back-translation was completed by colleagues fluent in both languages (Polish and English) who were not involved in the original translation, and was reviewed by members of the MDS Rating Scales Programme. Then the translated version of the MDS-UPDRS underwent cognitive pretesting, and the translation was modified based on the results. The final translation was approved as the Official Working Document of the MDS-UPDRS Polish version, and was tested on 355 Polish PD patients recruited at movement disorders centres all over Poland (at Katowice, Gdańsk, Łódź, Warsaw, Wrocław, and Kraków). Confirmatory and explanatory factor analyses were applied to determine whether the factor structure of the English version could be confirmed in the Polish version. RESULTS: The Polish version of the MDS-UPDRS showed satisfactory clinimetric properties. The internal consistency of the Polish version was satisfactory. In the confirmatory factor analysis, all four parts had greater than 0.90 comparative fit index (CFI) compared to the original English MDS-UPDRS. Explanatory factor analysis suggested that the Polish version differed from the English version only within an acceptable range. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: The Polish version of the MDS-UPDRS meets the requirements to be designated as the Official Polish Version of the MDS-UPDRS, and is available on the MDS web page. We strongly recommend using the MDS-UPDRS instead of the UPDRS for research purposes and in everyday clinical practice.

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Neurol Neurochir Pol

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ISSN

0028-3843

Publication Date

2020

Volume

54

Issue

5

Start / End Page

416 / 425

Location

Poland

Related Subject Headings

  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Poland
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Mental Status and Dementia Tests
  • Language
  • Humans
  • Disability Evaluation
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 3209 Neurosciences
 

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Siuda, J., Boczarska-Jedynak, M., Budrewicz, S., Dulski, J., Figura, M., Fiszer, U., … MDS-UPDRS Polish Validation Task Force, . (2020). Validation of the Polish version of the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS). Neurol Neurochir Pol, 54(5), 416–425. https://doi.org/10.5603/PJNNS.a2020.0049
Siuda, Joanna, Magdalena Boczarska-Jedynak, Sławomir Budrewicz, Jarosław Dulski, Monika Figura, Urszula Fiszer, Agata Gajos, et al. “Validation of the Polish version of the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS).Neurol Neurochir Pol 54, no. 5 (2020): 416–25. https://doi.org/10.5603/PJNNS.a2020.0049.
Siuda J, Boczarska-Jedynak M, Budrewicz S, Dulski J, Figura M, Fiszer U, et al. Validation of the Polish version of the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS). Neurol Neurochir Pol. 2020;54(5):416–25.
Siuda, Joanna, et al. “Validation of the Polish version of the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS).Neurol Neurochir Pol, vol. 54, no. 5, 2020, pp. 416–25. Pubmed, doi:10.5603/PJNNS.a2020.0049.
Siuda J, Boczarska-Jedynak M, Budrewicz S, Dulski J, Figura M, Fiszer U, Gajos A, Gorzkowska A, Koziorowska-Gawron E, Koziorowski D, Krygowska-Wajs A, Rudzińska-Bar M, Sławek J, Ren X, Luo S, Martinez-Martin P, Stebbins G, Goetz CG, Opala G, MDS-UPDRS Polish Validation Task Force. Validation of the Polish version of the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS). Neurol Neurochir Pol. 2020;54(5):416–425.
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Published In

Neurol Neurochir Pol

DOI

ISSN

0028-3843

Publication Date

2020

Volume

54

Issue

5

Start / End Page

416 / 425

Location

Poland

Related Subject Headings

  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Poland
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Mental Status and Dementia Tests
  • Language
  • Humans
  • Disability Evaluation
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 3209 Neurosciences