Table 1.
Screening questionnaires for parkinsonism
| Screen name or author | Type | # of articles that evaluated the screening instrumenta | Setting | Sensitivity | Specificity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHO [13]/modified WHO | Questionnaire and physical tasks | 9 | Clinic/hospital | 93–100%b | 26–89%b |
| Tanner [30] | Questionnaire | 11 | Clinic | 48–100% | 77–100% |
| Community | 61–92% | 29–92% | |||
| Mutch [36] | Questionnaire | 2 | Clinic | 91% | 92% |
| Community | 87% | 28% | |||
| Anderson [26] | Questionnaire | 1 | Hospital | 100% | 80% |
| Chang [29] | Questionnaire | 1 | Clinic | 100% | 58% |
| ILSA [28] | Questionnaire and physical tasks | 1 | Unknown | 85–95%b | 90–100%b |
| Chan [40] | Questionnaire | 1 | Hospital | 100% | 45% |
| Community | 100% | 42% | |||
| Nicoletti [38] | Questionnaire and physical tasks | 1 | Hospital | 100% | 90% |
| Ishihara [39] | Questionnaire | 1 | Community | 96% | 56% |
a
One article evaluated two screening questionnaires;
b
Estimates include other conditions in addition to parkinsonism;
Abbreviations: ILSA – Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging; WHO – World Health Organization