Usability and utility of a remote monitoring system to support physiotherapy for people with Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physiotherapy for persons with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) could benefit from objective and continuous tracking of physical activity and falls in daily life.

Objectives

We designed a remote monitoring system for this purpose and describe the experiences of PwPD and physiotherapists who used the system in daily clinical practice.

Methods

Twenty-one PwPD (15 men) wore a sensor necklace to passively record physical activity and falls for 6 weeks. They also used a smartphone app to self-report daily activities, (near-)falls and medication intake. They discussed those data with their PD-specialized physiotherapist (n = 9) during three regular treatment sessions. User experiences and aspects to be improved were gathered through interviews with PwPD and phys

SUBMITTER: van den Bergh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10601712 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature