Clinical Study

Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire (PDQL), the “PDQL-BR”, into Brazilian Portuguese

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients.

Clinical characteristics( 𝑁 )(%)

Duration of illness
 Up to 5 years2548.1
 From 6 to 10 years1325.0
 More than 10 years1325.0
 Unknown11.9
Staging
 Initial phase (HY 1/1.5/2)815.3
 Moderate phase (HY 2.5)2344.2
 Advanced phase (HY 3/4/5)2140.4