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The “8-foot Up and Go” Test as a Physical Performance Measurement in Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Study.

Blackground: Parkinson disease (PD), is a movement disorder, so physical assessment should be a key component in the diagnosis of individuals suffering from this disease. There is a neeed to assess the utility of some motor tests in PD, specially those which include assessment of straight line walking and turning.

Objective: This pilot study aimed to asses the utility of the “8-foot up and go” test as a physical performance measurement in PD, as well as the relationship between functional mobility and quality of life in this population.

Material and Methods: Twenty-four patients with a diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease volunteered and finished the study. They performed the “8 foot up-and-go” test and answered the 9-item Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire.

Results: The motor test’s total score correlated significantly with different sub-scales of the 9-item Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire, especially with the mobility sub-scale and with the total score.

Conclusions: The “8 foot up-and-go” test is useful and easy to perform by Parkinson’s disease patients and it has turned out to be a clear indicator of the way the illness affects their quality of life.

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