Improving assessment methods for freezing of gait in people with Parkinson’s disease

Scully, Aileen Eugenia

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Authors

Scully, Aileen Eugenia

Date

2022

Supervisor

Keith Hill

Type

Thesis

Award

PhD

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Faculty

Health Sciences

School

School of Allied Health

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91943

Collection

Curtin Theses

Abstract

This thesis aimed to provide a clinician-rated assessment tool for freezing of gait (FOG) severity because existing ones were found to be inadequate in a systematic review. To develop the tool, another systematic review, a Delphi study, and a study examining reliability of video-analysis methods were conducted. The measurement properties of the tool were examined in a cross-sectional study. The FOG Severity Tool is valid and reliable for assessing FOG severity in people with Parkinson’s.