[Current possibilities of evaluation of quality of life in Parkinson disease].

In this review report current possibilities of evaluation of quality of life in Parkinson's disease has been critically presented. Health Related Quality of Life (-HRQoL) comprise wide spectrum of consequences of disease. Measurement of quality of life has become increasingly relevant as an outcome parameter, especially in long-term trials. Most of the available QoL instruments depend on patient self-reports. The data can be collected by written questionnaires. There are universal questionnaires of QoL--for many diseases and the specific ones--specially created for one disease. Among universal questionnaires the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) and the Short-Form Health Status Survey (SF-36) are most popular in Parkinson's disease. As for specific questionnaires: the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) (by Peto and Jenkinson, 1995) and the Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire (PDQL) (by de Boer and al., 1996) has been described.