Adherence and Satisfaction of Smartphone- and Smartwatch-Based Remote Active Testing and Passive Monitoring in People With Multiple Sclerosis: Nonrandomized Interventional Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current clinical assessments of people with multiple sclerosis are episodic and may miss critical features of functional fluctuations between visits.

Objective

The goal of the research was to assess the feasibility of remote active testing and passive monitoring using smartphones and smartwatch technology in people with multiple sclerosis with respect to adherence and satisfaction with the FLOODLIGHT test battery.

Methods

People with multiple sclerosis (aged 20 to 57 years; Expanded Disability Status Scale 0-5.5; n=76) and healthy controls (n=25) performed the FLOODLIGHT test battery, comprising active tests (daily, weekly, every two weeks, or on demand) and passive monitoring (sensor-based gait and mobility) for 24 weeks using a smartphone and smartwatch.

SUBMITTER: Midaglia L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6743265 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature