Fatigue in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) remains poorly understood. The comprovation derives from and is proven by psychometric scales. The objective is to prepare a Technical Scientific Report on the performance of scales in PD.

Based on the Methodological Guideline for the Preparation of Technical Scientific Report, Brazil 2014, we conducted a search on MEDLINE / PubMed, Virtual Health Library (BVS) and Cochrane, and then a review and critical evaluation of the studies and the quality of the evidence.

Nine studies were analyzed: three systematic reviews, one case-control and five cross-sectional studies. The following were evaluated: Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Fatigue Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT-F) and Parkinson’s Fatigue Scale (PFS-16). In Brazil, FSS and PFS-16 were validated. The studies have methodological weaknesses and moderate, low and very low evidence. However, FSS, FACIT-F and PFS-16 show potential for assessing fatigue in PD but further studies are needed.

Consensus on fatigue are recommended for Brazilian studies comparing FSS and FACIT-F with PFS-16 and longitudinal monitoring of patients.