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Table 3 The most common and important items in patients with Parkinson's disease according to Hoehn and Yahr stage using the preliminary 45 item questionnaire

From: Activities of daily living questionnaire from patients’ perspectives in Parkinson’s disease: a cross-sectional study

HY stage

Number of items

Most common items

Most important items

1

1.29 ± 1.60

Getting up from the floor

Exercise

  

Sitting on the floor

Walking outside

  

Walking outside

Grasping and releasing objects

2

11.31 ± 11.06

Dressing

Walking outside

  

Getting up from the floor

Getting up from the floor

  

Writing

Using a spoon and chopsticks

2.5

20.30 ± 12.04

Getting up from the floor

Walking outside

  

Transferring objects

Sitting on the floor

  

Wearing shoes

Getting up from the floor

3

24.18 ± 12.81

Getting up from the floor

Walking outside

  

Moving objects

Taking the first step

  

Taking the first step

Getting in/out of bed

4–5

34.50 ± 7.52

Dressing

Waking outside

  

Getting in/out of a car

Using the toilet

  

Taking a bath/shower

Getting in/out of bed

  1. HY Hoehn and Yahr