Articles by author - Jan Stochl

Fear of falling has greater influence than other aspects of gait disorders on quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Brozova H, Stochl J, Roth J, Ruzicka E.

Journal Article 2009; 30(4): 453-457 PubMed PMID: 20010494  Keywords:  Accidental Falls, Activities of Daily Living, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Fear:psychology, Female, Gait Disorders, Neurologic:physiopathology, Health Status, Humans, Linear Models, Male, Middle Aged, Parkinson Disease:physiopathology, Quality of Life,.    Citation

: We assessed the influence of gait disorders (GD) on quality of life (QOL) in Parkinson's disease (PD). In a survey including the PDQ-39 .....

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Mokken scale analysis of the UPDRS: dimensionality of the Motor Section revisited.

Stochl J, Boomsma A, van Duijn M, Brozová H, Růzická E.

Evaluation Studies 2008; 29(1): 151-158 PubMed PMID: 18283252  Keywords:  Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Gait Disorders, Neurologic:classification, Humans, Hypokinesia:classification, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Activity:physiology, Muscle Rigidity:classification, Parkinson Disease:classification, Reproducibility of Resul.    Citation

: The dimensionality and reliability of the Motor Section of the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS III) was studied with non-p.....

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