Design and baseline characteristics of the ParkFit study, a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a multifaceted behavioral program to increase physical activity in Parkinson patients

Table 2 An overview of patient assessments

	Baseline	6 months	12 months	18 months	24 months
	Visit & Questionnaires	Questionnaires	Visit & Questionnaires	Questionnaires	Visit & Questionnaires
Physical Activity
LAPAQ	x	x	x	x	x
Activity Monitor	x	x	x	x	x
Activity Diary	x	x	x	x	x
Physical Fitness
6 MWT	x		x		x
Åstrand-Ryhming test	x		x		x
Quality of Life
PDQ-39	x	x	x	x	x
Health Effects
UPDRS III, motor function	x		x		x
Nine hole peg board test	x		x		x
Timed up and go test	x		x		x
DXA	x
SCOPA-sleep	x	x	x	x	x
HADS	x	x	x	x	x
FSS	x	x	x	x	x
Cognitive testing battery*	x		x		x
PD medication	x	x	x	x	x
Medical costs & EQ-5D	x	x	x	x	x
Number of falls (monthly)	x	x	x	x	x
Determinants
Blood pressure	x		x		x
Height	x		x		x
Body weight	x		x		x
Education	x
Employment	x
Alcohol use	x		x		x
Smoking	x		x		x
Lifetime physical activity	x
Attitude, SS & SE**	x

* Including tests for spatial working memory[49], intra- and extra-dimensional shift performance[50, 51], paired associate learning performance[50], phonemic and semantic word fluency[52], and complex figure drawing[53]
** Only patients in the ParkFit Program

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