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To assess the feasibility of deploying wearable technology to continuously collect multi-sensor data during daily life in individuals with Parkinson's disease.

December 20, 2017PLoS ONEOpen Access

Feasibility of large-scale deployment of multiple wearable sensors in Parkinson's disease

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ALAna Lígia Silva de LimaRadboud University Nijmegen THTim HahnUniversity of Münster LELuc J. W. EversRadboud University Nijmegen

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Observational cohort study demonstrates high compliance with wearable multi-sensor monitoring in Parkinson's disease, suggesting remote digital tracking is feasible for large-scale clinical cohorts.

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To assess the feasibility of deploying wearable technology to continuously collect multi-sensor data during daily life in individuals with Parkinson's disease.
Observational two-cohort study recruited adults with self-reported Parkinson's disease possessing smartphones across the Netherlands (NL, n = 304) and North America (NAM, n = 649).
Participants wore a smartwatch and carried a smartphone running the Fox Wearable Companion app for at least 6 weeks (NAM) or 13 weeks (NL) to track movement and log self-reported medication and symptoms.
Overall, 84% (n = 805) of participants contributed sensor data, achieving daily compliance rates of 68% (16.3 hours/day) in the NL cohort and 62% (14.8 hours/day) in the NAM cohort.
Daily accelerometer data collection decreased over time by 23% in the NL cohort after 13 weeks and by 27% in the NAM cohort after 6 weeks.
Data contribution was significantly associated with platform usability scores in the NL cohort (χ²(2) = 32.014, p < 0.001) and self-reported depression in the NAM cohort (χ²(2) = 6.397, p = 0.04), but was independent of demographic or clinical characteristics.

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Lima et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8c2bf15ef9ff12d78962e0 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189161

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Observational cohort study demonstrates high compliance with wearable multi-sensor monitoring in Parkinson's disease, suggesting remote digital tracking is feasible for large-scale clinical cohorts.

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