Validity, reliability, and measurement error of the Japanese version of the Freezing of Gait Questionnaire for patients with Parkinson's disease.

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Physiotherapy Theory and Practice Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-30 DOI:10.1080/09593985.2024.2361325

Katsuya Sakai, Tsubasa Kawasaki, Hiroya Kiminarita, Kichol Kim, Jyunya Ogawa

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Abstract

Background: The Freezing of Gait Questionnaire has been translated into several languages. However, it has not been translated into Japanese and its measurement error remains unclear.Objectives: This study aimed to translate the Freezing of Gait Questionnaire into Japanese, investigate its validity and reliability, and calculate its measurement errors.

Methods: Thirty-five patients with Parkinson's disease participated in the study. The Freezing of Gait Questionnaire was translated into Japanese using a forward - backward translation method. Convergent validity was assessed using the Freezing of Gait Questionnaire and Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part II(item 14-freezing). The content validity index was calculated using the Freezing of Gait Questionnaire score using correlation coefficients. Internal consistency was measured using Cronbach's alpha. The test - retest reliability was evaluated using the intraclass correlation coefficient(1,1). The Bland - Altman analysis was performed to detect the limits of agreement.

Results: The mean Freezing of Gait Questionnaire score was 9.1 (5.0) points. Convergent validity was 0.655 and content validity index was 0.958. Cronbach's alpha was 0.958, intraclass correlation coefficient(1,1) was 0.951, and the limits of agreement ranged from - 4.9 to3.2 points.

Conclusions: The Japanese version of the Freezing of Gait Questionnaire is a valid and useful tool to evaluate patients with Parkinson's disease.

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日语版帕金森病患者步态冻结问卷的有效性、可靠性和测量误差。

背景介绍步态冻结问卷已被翻译成多种语言。然而，该问卷尚未被翻译成日语，其测量误差仍不明确：本研究旨在将步态冻结问卷翻译成日语，研究其有效性和可靠性，并计算其测量误差：方法：35 名帕金森病患者参与研究。方法：35 名帕金森病患者参加了研究，采用正反译法将步态冻结问卷翻译成日语。使用步态冻结问卷和统一帕金森病评分量表第二部分（第 14 项冻结）评估了收敛效度。内容效度指数使用相关系数计算步态冻结问卷得分。内部一致性采用 Cronbach's alpha 测量。使用类内相关系数（1,1）评估了测试-重测可靠性。采用布兰德-阿尔特曼分析法检测一致性的界限：步态冻结问卷的平均得分为 9.1 (5.0) 分。收敛效度为 0.655，内容效度指数为 0.958。Cronbach'sα为0.958，类内相关系数（1,1）为0.951，一致性范围为-4.9至3.2分：日文版步态冻结问卷是评估帕金森病患者的有效且实用的工具。

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Physiotherapy Theory and Practice REHABILITATION-

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期刊介绍： The aim of Physiotherapy Theory and Practice is to provide an international, peer-reviewed forum for the publication, dissemination, and discussion of recent developments and current research in physiotherapy/physical therapy. The journal accepts original quantitative and qualitative research reports, theoretical papers, systematic literature reviews, clinical case reports, and technical clinical notes. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice; promotes post-basic education through reports, reviews, and updates on all aspects of physiotherapy and specialties relating to clinical physiotherapy.