Telehealth for Parkinson disease patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: the TeleParkinson study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telemedicine allows Parkinson disease (PD) patients to overcome physical barriers to access health care services and increases accessibility for people with mobility impairments.

Objective

To investigate the feasibility indicators of a telehealth intervention for PD patients, including patient recruitment, attendance, technical issues, satisfaction, and benefits on levels of physical activity and sleep.

Methods

We conducted a single-center, single-arm study of telehealth video consultations using WhatsApp (Meta Platforms, Inc., Menlo Park, CA, USA). Also, we collected the feasibility indicators as the primary endpoints. All the patients in the study were previously evaluated in person by the same team.

Results

Patient recruitment, attendance, and tec

SUBMITTER: Lima DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9770058 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature