Evaluation of a German version of the Bain and Findley Tremor ADL scale

Paul Reker; Tabea Thies; Anna F Josten; Julia K Steffen; Haidar S Dafsari; Veerle Visser-Vandewalle; Michael T Barbe

doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2019.09.024

Evaluation of a German version of the Bain and Findley Tremor ADL scale

Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2019 Nov:68:46-48. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2019.09.024. Epub 2019 Sep 25.

Authors

Paul Reker¹, Tabea Thies², Anna F Josten³, Julia K Steffen⁴, Haidar S Dafsari⁵, Veerle Visser-Vandewalle⁶, Michael T Barbe⁷

Affiliations

¹ University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Neurology, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: paul.reker@uk-koeln.de.
² University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Neurology, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: tabea.thies@uk-koeln.de.
³ University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Neurology, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: friederikegertrud@gmail.com.
⁴ University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Neurology, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: julia.steffen@uk-koeln.de.
⁵ University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Neurology, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: haidar.dafsari@uk-koeln.de.
⁶ University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: veerle.visser-vandewalle@uk-koeln.de.
⁷ University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Neurology, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: michael.barbe@uk-koeln.de.

PMID: 31621618
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2019.09.024

Abstract

The Movement Disorder Society recommends the Bain and Findley Tremor ADL Scale to assess ADL in patients with ET. In 45 medically and 14 surgically (DBS) treated ET patients, a German version of the scale correlated well with tremor severity and quality of life and was sensitive to postoperative change.

Keywords: Activities of daily living; Essential tremor.

Publication types

Evaluation Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Activities of Daily Living*
Aged
Essential Tremor / diagnosis*
Essential Tremor / surgery
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Outcome Assessment, Health Care / standards*
Psychometrics / instrumentation
Psychometrics / standards*
Quality of Life
Severity of Illness Index*