Parkinson Activity Scale: Cross-cultural adaptation and reliability of the Brazilian version

摘要

AimFollowing the substantial growth of the elderly population in Brazil, there has been an increase in cases of Parkinson's disease (PD), which raises the need for reliable and culturally adapted scales specific to the disease. The Parkinson Activity Scale (PAS) was developed in order to assess the activity level of people with PD through tasks related to mobility. The aims of the present study were to translate the cross-cultural adaptation of the PAS into Brazillian Portuguese and analyze its reliability during the on phase of PD.