Are functional mobility tests responsive to group physical therapy intervention in individuals with Parkinson's disease?

Background: The Timed up and go test (TUG), the Five times sit-to-stand test (FTSTS) and the Bed Mobility test (BMT) are widely used in clinical practice for Parkinson Disease (PD). However, no reported studies have evaluated the responsiveness to group physical therapy intervention (GPTI).

Objective: To verify if TUG, FTSTS and BMT were responsive to GPTI.

Assessing Timed Up and Go in Parkinson's disease: Reliability and validity of Timed Up and Go Assessment of biomechanical strategies.

Objective: To investigate the measurement properties of the Timed Up and Go Assessment of Biomechanical Strategies (TUG-ABS) to determine its adequacy for use with individuals with Parkinson's disease.

Subjects: Fifty individuals with Parkinson's disease.

Design: Diagnostic accuracy.

Cross cultural adaptations and psychometric domains of Brazilian version of PROFILE PD for Parkinson's disease.

Purpose: The PROFILE PD scale was developed specifically to evaluate patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) within the context of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, directly applied to physical therapy practice. The study aimed to translate and cross-culturally adapt the PROFILE PD scale to Portuguese-Brazil, and to analyze its psychometric domains.

Methods: Fifty participants with PD participated in the study.