Gait and Balance Assessments using Smartphone Applications in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Gait dysfunctions and balance impairments are key fall risk factors and associated with reduced quality of life in individuals with Parkinson's Disease (PD). Smartphone-based assessments show potential to increase remote monitoring of the disease. This review aimed to summarize the validity, reliability, and discriminative abilities of smartphone applications to assess gait, balance, and falls in PD. Two independent reviewers screened articles systematically identified through PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, and SportDiscuss. Studies that used smartphone-based gait, balance, or fall applications in PD were retrieved. The validity, reliability, and discriminative abilities of the smartphone applications were summarized and qualitatively discussed. Methodological quality appraisal of

SUBMITTER: Abou L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8364438 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature