New Freezing of Gait Questionnaire (NFOG-Q): Difference between revisions

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{| class="wikitable"
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!'''Did you experience ''freezing'' in the last month?'''        Yes          No
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|'''During your worst state—Do you walk:'''


''0    Normally''
''1    Almost normally—somewhat slow''
''2    Slow but fully independent''
''3''    ''Need assistance or walking aid''
''4    Unable to walk''
|-
|'''Are your gait difficulties affecting your daily activities'''
'''and independence?'''
0    ''Not at all''
1  ''Mildly''
''2  Moderately''
''3  Severely''
''4  Unable to walk''
|-
|'''Do you feel that your feet get glued to the floor while'''
'''walking, making a turn or when trying to initiate walking (freezing)?'''
''0  Never''
''1  Very rarely—about once a month''
''2    Rarely—about once a week''
''3    Often—about once a day''
''4      Always—whenever walking''
|-
|'''How long is your longest freezing episode?'''
''0  Never happened''
''1    1–2 s''
''2    3–10 s''
''3    11–30 s''
4  Unable to walk for more than 30 s
|}
* '''Did you experience ''freezing'' in the last month?'''  [ ] Yes  [ ] No
* '''Did you experience ''freezing'' in the last month?'''  [ ] Yes  [ ] No
* '''During your worst state—Do you walk:'''
*'''During your worst state—Do you walk:'''


''0    Normally''
''0    Normally''

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Objective[edit | edit source]

The New Freezing of Gait Questionnaire (NFOG-Q) is a self-reportable questionnaire consisting of 9 items that measure freezing of gait (FOG). The NFOG-Q is the renewed version of the FOG-Q, which originally consisted of 6 items.

Intended Population[edit | edit source]

Patients with Parkinson's Disease and other Parkinson-related Symptoms.

Method of Use[edit | edit source]

The questionnaire[edit | edit source]

Did you experience freezing in the last month? Yes No
During your worst state—Do you walk:

0 Normally

1 Almost normally—somewhat slow

2 Slow but fully independent

3 Need assistance or walking aid

4 Unable to walk

Are your gait difficulties affecting your daily activities

and independence?

0 Not at all

1 Mildly

2 Moderately

3 Severely

4 Unable to walk

Do you feel that your feet get glued to the floor while

walking, making a turn or when trying to initiate walking (freezing)?

0 Never

1 Very rarely—about once a month

2 Rarely—about once a week

3 Often—about once a day

4 Always—whenever walking

How long is your longest freezing episode?

0 Never happened

1 1–2 s

2 3–10 s

3 11–30 s

4 Unable to walk for more than 30 s

  • Did you experience freezing in the last month? [ ] Yes [ ] No
  • During your worst state—Do you walk:

0 Normally

1 Almost normally—somewhat slow

2 Slow but fully independent

3 Need assistance or walking aid

4 Unable to walk

  • Are your gait difficulties affecting your daily activities

and independence?

0 Not at all

1 Mildly

2 Moderately

3 Severely

4 Unable to walk

  • Do you feel that your feet get glued to the floor while

walking, making a turn or when trying to initiate walking (freezing)?

0 Never

1 Very rarely—about once a month

2 Rarely—about once a week

3 Often—about once a day

4 Always—whenever walking

  • How long is your longest freezing episode?

0 Never happened

1 1–2 s

2 3–10 s

3 11–30 s

4 Unable to walk for more than 30 s

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