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- Applicability study of a multitask cognitive and motor exercise program for individuals with Parkinson´s disease: The COGWEB® MOVE ProgramPublication . Domingos, Josefa; Peralta, Diana; Loureiro, Rita; Godinho, Catarina; Pais, Joana; Cruz, Vitor Tedim; Ferreira, Joaquim J."Objective: To test the applicability of a new rehabilitation program for people with Parkinson´s disease combining web-based cognitive training with motor exercises (COGWEB ® CNS Move Program)."
- Frenchay dysarthria assessment (FDA-2) in Parkinson’s disease: cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the european portuguese versionPublication . Cardoso, Rita; Guimarães, Isabel; Santos, Helena; Loureiro, Rita; Domingos, Josefa; Abreu, Daisy; Gonçalves, Nilza; Pinto, Serge; Ferreira, JoaquimHypokinetic dysarthria is a common symptom in those with Parkinson’s disease (PD); there is currently no standardized or validated tool for assessing speech in this population. To translate into European Portuguese (EP) the FDA-2 and perform a cultural adaptation followed by an evaluation of its psychometric properties in PD in a sample of people with PD in different stages of disease progression. Translation, back-translation, experts’ analysis, pretest and final version test were performed. The EP version of the FDA-2 was administered to 80 people with PD (PwP) with dysarthria, feasibility and acceptability, reliability (internal consistency and inter-rater reliability) and validity (face and convergent) were measured. Overall, the EP-FDA-2 proved to be similar to the original demonstrating the same conceptual meanings, semantics, idiomatic and score equivalences. It has good feasibility (missing data\5 %), acceptability (ceiling and floor effects \15 %), a high reliability of the total score (0.94), an excellent inter-rater agreement for the total score (0.96) and moderate to large construct validity for 81 % of its items. It is well correlated with the gold standard for disease severity assessment in PD, the MDS-UPDRS. The EPFDA- 2 has shown the salient features of a valid tool that can be used by speech and language therapists in the assessment of dysarthria in PD in clinical practice as in the research field.
- Psychosocial impact of Parkinson’s disease-associated dysarthria: cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Dysarthria Impact Profile into european portuguesePublication . Cardoso, Rita; Guimarães, Isabel; Santos, Helena; Loureiro, Rita; Domingos, Josefa; Abreu, Daisy; Gonçalves, Nilza; Pinto, Serge; Ferreira, JoaquimAim: The present study sought to make a cross-cultural adaptation of the Dysarthria Impact Profile (DIP) for European Portuguese (EP) and validate it for use in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. Methods: The cross-cultural adaptation was carried out in accordance with the guidelines. The EP version of the DIP was administered to 80 people with PD, and 30 sex- and age-matched control participants. Psychometric properties, acceptability, feasibility reliability (internal consistency and intrarater agreement) and validity (construct, convergent and known-groups validity) were assessed using other assessment tools (motor disability and impairment, and voice impact). Results: Overall, the EP-DIP final version has the same conceptual meaning, semantics, idiomatic and score equivalences as the original version. Statistical analyses showed adequate feasibility (missing data <5%), good acceptability (ceiling or floor effects <15%; high requests of assistance to complete the questionnaire), satisfactory internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.9), weak-to-moderate intrarater reliability, good construct validity, strong convergent validity (with the Voice Handicap Index; Spearman’s P = −0.8) and good known-groups validity (between those with PD and control participants). Conclusions: The EP-DIP version displays the salient features of a valid patient-based assessment tool used to measure the psychosocial impact of slight-to-mild dysarthria in people with PD.
- The applicability of a multitask boxing program using the BoxMaster ® for Parkinson’s diseasePublication . Domingos, Josefa; Loureiro, Rita; Godinho, Catarina; Dean, John; Ferreira, Joaquim J."Objective: To test the applicability of a multitasking boxing program using the BoxMaster® in individuals with Parkinson’s disease that combines motor, cognitive and vocal exercises."
- The CNS MOVING VOICE program: Implementation of a dual voice and physical exercise program for Parkinson disease - an applicability studyPublication . Loureiro, Rita; Domingos, Josefa; Peralta, Diana; Dean, John; Godinho, Catarina; Ferreira, Joaquim J."Objective: To test the applicability of a rehabilitation program for people with Parkinson’s disease that combines speech and motor exercises (The CNS Moving Voice program)."