A New Prospective, Home-Based Monitoring of Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Subjective symptoms, which are retrospectively assessed during clinical interviews in the office, may be influenced by patient recall in Parkinson's disease (PD). Prospective collection of subjective data might be an effective tool to overcome this bias.

Objective

We investigated the correspondence between prospectively and retrospectively assessed motor symptoms in PD.

Methods

Forty-two consecutive patients (9 females, 67±9.8 years old) with mild to moderate PD reported their symptoms four times a day for two weeks, using the "SleepFit" application (app) for tablets. This app incorporates a new Visual Analogue Scale assessing global mobility (m-VAS), and the Scales for Outcome in Parkinson Assessment Diary Card (SCOPA-DC). At day 14, the Movement Disorders

SUBMITTER: Ratti PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6839495 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature