HD-DRUM, a Tablet-Based Drumming Training App Intervention for People With Huntington Disease: App Development Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Huntington disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative condition that leads to progressive loss of cognitive-executive and motor functions, largely due to basal ganglia (BG) atrophy. Currently, there are no therapeutic interventions tailored to address executive and motor dysfunction in people with HD. Music-based interventions may aid executive abilities by compensating for impaired BG-reliant timing and rhythm generation using external rhythmic beats. Here, we applied an integrated knowledge translation (IKT) framework to co-design a tablet-based rhythmic drumming training app (HD-DRUM) to stimulate executive and motor abilities in people with HD.

Objective

The primary aim was to develop the HD-DRUM app for at-home use that addressed the accessibility needs of people wi

SUBMITTER: Metzler-Baddeley C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10589837 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature