User Experiences of Limb-Worn Wearable Devices for Monitoring Parkinson Disease Motor Function and Blood Pressure: Usability Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Wearable devices have the potential to provide reliable and objective assessment and monitoring of Parkinson disease (PD). During design, there is often a focus on technical performance, accuracy, and reliability, with less emphasis on the user experience.

Objective

This study explored the user experience of a novel prototype wearable device (wrist- and ankle-worn) to record limb movements (accelerations and angular velocities), and physiological data (eg, photoplethysmography and heart rate information for estimation of blood pressure).

Methods

This qualitative study used internet-based semistructured interviews with people with PD, following wearing prototype devices for 24 hours at home. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcripts analyzed using a hyb

SUBMITTER: Kenny L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12676217 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature