PDQ-39 QUESTIONNAIRE
Please complete the following
Please tick one box for each question
Due to having Parkinson’s disease,
how often during the last month
have you.... Never Occasionally Sometimes Often Always
or cannot do
1 Had difficulty doing at all
the leisure activities which
you would like to do?
2 Had difficulty looking after
your home, e.g. DIY,
housework, cooking?
3 Had difficulty carrying bags
of shopping?
4 Had problems walking half
a mile?
5 Had problems walking 100
yards?
6 Had problems getting
around the house as easily
as you would like?
7 Had difficulty getting
around in public?
8 Needed someone else to
accompany you when you
went out?
9 Felt frightened or worried
about falling over in
public?
10 Been confined to the
house more than you
would like?
11 Had difficulty washing
yourself?
12 Had difficulty dressing
yourself?
13 Had problems doing up
your shoe laces?
Please check that you have ticked one box for each question before going on to the next page
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Due to having Parkinson’s disease, Please tick one box for each question
how often during the last month
have you.... Never Occasionally Sometimes Often Always
or cannot do
at all
14 Had problems writing
clearly?
15 Had difficulty cutting up
your food?
16 Had difficulty holding a
drink without spilling it?
17 Felt depressed?
18 Felt isolated and lonely?
19 Felt weepy or tearful?
20 Felt angry or bitter?
21 Felt anxious?
22 Felt worried about your
future?
23 Felt you had to conceal
your Parkinson's from
people?
24 Avoided situations which
involve eating or drinking
in public?
25 Felt embarrassed in public
due to having Parkinson's
disease?
26 Felt worried by other
people's reaction to you?
27 Had problems with your
close personal
relationships?
28 Lacked support in the
ways you need from your
spouse or partner?
If you do not have a spouse or
partner tick here
29 Lacked support in the
ways you need from your
family or close friends?
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Due to having Parkinson’s disease, Please tick one box for each question
how often during the last month
have you.... Never Occasionally Sometimes Often Always
30 Unexpectedly fallen asleep
during the day?
31 Had problems with your
concentration, e.g. when
reading or watching TV?
32 Felt your memory was
bad?
33 Had distressing dreams or
hallucinations?
34 Had difficulty with your
speech?
35 Felt unable to
communicate with people
properly?
36 Felt ignored by people?
37 Had painful muscle
cramps or spasms?
38 Had aches and pains in
your joints or body?
39 Felt unpleasantly hot or
cold?
Please check that you have ticked one box for each question before going on to the next page
Thank you for completing the PDQ 39 questionnaire
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