Feasibility and patient acceptability of a commercially available wearable and a smart phone application in identification of motor states in parkinson’s disease

• Published in: PLOS digital health Vol. 2; no. 4; p. e0000225
• Main Authors: Liikkanen, Sammeli, Sinkkonen, Janne, Suorsa, Joni, Kaasinen, Valtteri, Pekkonen, Eero, Kärppä, Mikko, Scheperjans, Filip, Huttunen, Teppo, Sarapohja, Toni, Pesonen, Ullamari, Kuoppamäki, Mikko, Keränen, Tapani
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.04.2023; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Accelerometers; Accuracy; Biology and Life Sciences; Clinical trials; Data collection; Dyskinesia; Engineering and Technology; Heart rate; Hospitals; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mobile communications networks; Parkinson's disease; Patients; People and Places; Smartphones; Social Sciences; Wearable computers; Finland

In the quantification of symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD), healthcare professional assessments, patient reported outcomes (PRO), and medical device grade wearables are currently used. Recently, also commercially available smartphones and wearable devices have been actively researched in the dete...