Smartphone-based patient self-assessment of neuropathy grade: a validation study of the neuropathy tracker alignment with clinical tests.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Repeated evaluation for grading of symptoms and signs in distal symmetrical peripheral neuropathy (DSPN) is a core aspect of patient care and inflicts a burden on both the patient and the healthcare system. We designed the smartphone-based Neuropathy Tracker to enable patients to document symptoms and perform a guided self-examination of signs of neuropathy by themselves. We investigate the alignment and classification strength of this grading with grading performed by professionals.

Methods

We included 21 patients with DSPN and 18 controls. In a test-retest paradigm, the patients used the Neuropathy Tracker, and they had examinations by clinical professionals to grade their neuropathy using the Utah Early Neuropathy Scale (UENS) and the Total Neuropathy

SUBMITTER: Madsen AEK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12581030 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature