APDA Healthcare Communication Graph

By using the APDA Healthcare Communication Graph you will be able to consistently track important PD symptoms. This tool will allow you to identify any changes in symptoms and make visits with your healthcare professionals focused and productive.

How to Use This Tool

On the following page, you will be asked to rate how you feel in several specific areas.

The areas of focus are:

Motor Symptoms:

  • Tremor
  • Rigidity
  • Balance / Walking difficulties
  • Motor fluctuations / Dyskinesia
  • Dizziness upon standing
  • Falls

Non-Motor Symptoms:

  • Fatigue / Sleep disturbances
  • Anxiety / Depression / Memory
  • Swallowing
  • Gastrointestinal Issues / Constipation
  • Sexual concerns
  • Hallucinations
  • Delusions
  • Urinary frequency
  • Urinary urgency
  • Urinary incontinence
Please think about how you have been feeling and rate each category on a scale of 0 (Never) to 5 (Always). You may also want to ask your care partner for their input in helping to identify the symptoms you have been experiencing.
After answering all questions, hit the “submit” button to generate your report.
Click here for a full sized sample of this report.
We recommend that you print your report to bring to your next doctor’s appointment. It can be a useful tool in talking with your healthcare team about how you have been feeling. You may also save your report to your computer.

It’s a good idea to use the assessment tool every week – around the same time each week – and save your reports. This will help you see a pattern in how you are feeling, and help your healthcare team work with you to better address your needs.