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International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Scale for Parkinson’s Disease (GIDS-PD)

Quantitatively assess features of gastrointestinal dysfunction (GID) symptoms in patients with PD. 

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The GIDS-PD is a novel, disease-specific self-report questionnaire to quantitatively assess features of gastrointestinal dysfunction (GID) symptoms in patients with PD.  GID is an important non-motor feature of PD and there is increasing evidence that it may play a key role in the disease process. This Likert self-report scale consists of 12 items across 3 domains: Constipation, Bowel irritability, and Upper GI symptoms. The GIDS-PD is not a diagnostic tool, but rather a psychometric tool to assess GID severity over the past 6 months as a Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) measure. 

Authors: Marta Camacho, MS, Julia C. Greenland, MRes MRCP, Caroline H. Williams-Gray, MRCP PhD

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  • Acronym: GIDS-PD
  • Year Published: 2021
  • Assessment Type: Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO)
  • Estimated Time to Complete: 10 minute

 Available Translations: Japanese*

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Additional Scale Publications

Original Publication

The Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Scale for Parkinson's Disease
Marta Camacho, Julia C. Greenland, Caroline H. Williams-Gray
October 2021
Movement Disorders; 36(10):2358-66.
 

Translations

Gastrointestinal Manifestations in Parkinson's Disease Using a Validated Arabic Version of Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Scale: A Multicenter Study 
Ali Soliman Shalash, Marwa Yassien Badr, Yara Salah, Shimaa Elgamal, Shaimaa Ahmed Elaidy, Eman Abdel-Mageed Elhamrawy, Hayam Abdel-Tawab, Eman Hamid, Ehab Ahmed El-Seidy, Noha Lotfy Dawood, on behalf of the Egyptian Parkinson Research Group
March 2025
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
 

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