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Quantitative wearable sensors for objective assessment of Parkinson's disease
Author(s) -
Maetzler Walter,
Domingos Josefa,
Srulijes Karin,
Ferreira Joaquim J.,
Bloem Bastiaan R.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.25628
Subject(s) - wearable computer , wearable technology , parkinson's disease , quantitative assessment , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , disease , clinical trial , health technology , physical therapy , computer science , health care , risk analysis (engineering) , pathology , economics , embedded system , economic growth
There is a rapidly growing interest in the quantitative assessment of Parkinson's disease (PD)‐associated signs and disability using wearable technology. Both persons with PD and their clinicians see advantages in such developments. Specifically, quantitative assessments using wearable technology may allow for continuous, unobtrusive, objective, and ecologically valid data collection. Also, this approach may improve patient‐doctor interaction, influence therapeutic decisions, and ultimately ameliorate patients' global health status. In addition, such measures have the potential to be used as outcome parameters in clinical trials, allowing for frequent assessments; eg, in the home setting. This review discusses promising wearable technology, addresses which parameters should be prioritized in such assessment strategies, and reports about studies that have already investigated daily life issues in PD using this new technology. © 2013 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society