Research Article

Reliability and Validity of Fall Efficacy Scale-International in People with Parkinson’s Disease during On- and Off-Drug Phases

Table 1

Demography characteristics of people with PD ().

VariablesMean (±SD)

Age (year)60.33 (±12.59)
Time since diagnosis (year)6.66 (±5.51)
Mini mental status examination (score)23.90 (±2.75)
VariablesFrequency (%)
 Sex (male)90 (72.58%)
Current medications
 Levodopa101 (81.45%)
 Dopamine agonists22 (17.74%)
 MAOB (monoamine oxidase enzyme-B) inhibitor4 (3.22%)
 Anticholinergics15 (12.09%)
 COMT (catechol-O-methyltransferase enzyme) inhibitor10 (8.06%)
Affected side
 Right65 (52.41%)
 Left59 (47.58%)
History of falling (past six months)
 No71 (57.3%)
 Yes53 (42.7%)