The Impact of Reducing the Number of Wearable Devices on Measuring Gait in Parkinson Disease: Noninterventional Exploratory Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measuring free-living gait using wearable devices may offer higher granularity and temporal resolution than the current clinical assessments for patients with Parkinson disease (PD). However, increasing the number of devices worn on the body adds to the patient burden and impacts the compliance.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the impact of reducing the number of wearable devices on the ability to assess gait impairments in patients with PD.

Methods

A total of 35 volunteers with PD and 60 healthy volunteers performed a gait task during 2 clinic visits. Participants with PD were assessed in the On and Off medication state using the Movement Disorder Society version of the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS). Gait features derived fro

SUBMITTER: Czech M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7641789 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature