Examining the Validity and Reliability of the Dresden Falls Questionnaire in Patients With Parkinson's Diagnosis Living in Turkey

NCT ID: NCT06630026

Last Updated: 2025-09-02

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 64 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-10-15
• Study Completion Date: 2025-03-30

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to adapt the Dresden Falls Questionnaire scale (DREFAQ) to Turkish society and to make its validity and reliability in Turkish. The DREFAQ) scale developed by Frank, Anika, et al assesses falls in patients with Parkinson. It has 5 questions. This study will be conducted with Parkinson patients. The patients will be sought to answer questionnaires during regular rehabilitation sessions. 50 participants will be included in the study. In order to evaluate the validity of the DREFAQ, the Modified Falls Efficacy Scale (MFES), which can evaluate the efficacy of falls and has been validated in Turkish, and the Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life (PDQOL) questionnaire, which can evaluate the quality of life and has been validated in Turkish, will be used. Scales will be repeated after 15 days to assess test-retest reliability.

Detailed Description

The reliability and validity of the scale will begin with language equivalence and cultural adaptation. The scale will be translated from English to Turkish by two people who are fluent in Turkish and English. A single Turkish translation will be obtained from these two Turkish translations with a common opinion.

The scale, which has been translated into Turkish, will be translated into English by two other people who are fluent in Turkish and English. The scale translated into English will be compared with the original. If the developer of the scale, Frank, Anika, et al approves the translation of the scale, participants will be recruited for the study. In the pre-trial phase, a reassessment will be conducted with 15 participants to test the intelligibility of the scale. Based on the results of the pre-test phase, the final version of DREFAQ will be able to be modified. The data of DREFAQ are collecting through face-to-face when the patients came to the rehabilitation center. 50 participants will be included in the study.

In order to evaluate the validity of the DREFAQ, the Modified Falls Efficacy Scale (MFES), which can evaluate the efficacy of falls and has been validated in Turkish, and the Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life (PDQOL) questionnaire, which can evaluate the quality of life and has been validated in Turkish, will be used. Scales will be repeated after 15 days to assess test-retest reliability.

Conditions

Parkinson Disease; Falls; Scale Reliability Validity

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Parkinson Patients

Parkinson patients who are aged 18-80 years with Hoehn \& Yahr scale between 1-4 and able to speak and read Turkish, will recruit to the study.

The aim of this study is to adapt the Dresden Falls Questionnaire scale (DREFAQ)scale to Turkish society in Parkinson patients and to make its validity and reliability in Turkish.

Intervention Type: OTHER

• The aim of this study is to adapt the Dresden Falls Questionnaire scale (DREFAQ)scale to Turkish society and to make its validity and reliability in Turkish. It has 5 questions. This study will be conducted with Parkinson patients. The patients will be sought to answer questionnaires during regular rehabilitation sessions.

Interventions

The aim of this study is to adapt the Dresden Falls Questionnaire scale (DREFAQ)scale to Turkish society in Parkinson patients and to make its validity and reliability in Turkish.

• The aim of this study is to adapt the Dresden Falls Questionnaire scale (DREFAQ)scale to Turkish society and to make its validity and reliability in Turkish. It has 5 questions. This study will be conducted with Parkinson patients. The patients will be sought to answer questionnaires during regular rehabilitation sessions.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals with a Hoehn & Yahr score between 1-4,
• Individuals who can ambulate with or without assistive equipment,
• Individuals with a Mini Mental State Examination score of >24,
• Individuals with a history of falling at least once in the last year,

Exclusion Criteria

• communication or cognitive problems,
• aphasia and speech disorders
• unstable medical conditions

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Istanbul Medeniyet University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Emel Mete

PhD Research Assistant

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

İstanbul Medeniyet University

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

2024/115 DREFAQ

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id