Longitudinal Trend Monitoring of Multiple Sclerosis Ambulation Using Smartphones.

ABSTRACT: Goal: Smartphone and wearable devices may act as powerful tools to remotely monitor physical function in people with neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases from out-of-clinic environments. Detection of progression onset or worsening of symptoms is especially important in people living with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) in order to enable optimally adapted therapeutic strategies. MS symptoms typically follow subtle and fluctuating disease courses, patient-to-patient, and over time. Current in-clinic assessments are often too infrequently administered to reflect longitudinal changes in MS impairment that impact daily life. This work, therefore, explores how smartphones can administer daily two-minute walking assessments to monitor PwMS physical function at home. Methods: Remotel

SUBMITTER: Creagh AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9788677 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature