TY  - JOUR
AU  - Bendig, Jonas
AU  - Wolf, Hanna
AU  - Mark, Tony
AU  - Frank, Anika
AU  - Mathiebe, Josephine
AU  - Scheibe, Madlen
AU  - Müller, Gabriele
AU  - Stahr, Marcus
AU  - Schmitt, Jochen
AU  - Reichmann, Heinz
AU  - Loewenbrück, Kai F.
AU  - Falkenburger, Björn H.
TI  - Feasibility of a Multimodal Telemedical Intervention for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease—A Pilot Study
JO  - Journal of Clinical Medicine
VL  - 11
IS  - 4
SN  - 2077-0383
CY  - Basel
PB  - MDPI
M1  - DZNE-2022-00340
SP  - 1074
PY  - 2022
AB  - Symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) can be controlled well, but treatment often requires expert judgment. Telemedicine and sensor-based assessments can allow physicians to better observe the evolvement of symptoms over time, in particular with motor fluctuations. In addition, they potentially allow less frequent visits to the expert's office and facilitate care in rural areas. A variety of systems with different strengths and shortcomings has been investigated in recent years. We designed a multimodal telehealth intervention (TelePark) to mitigate the shortcomings of individual systems and assessed the feasibility of our approach in 12 patients with PD over 12 weeks in preparation for a larger randomized controlled trial. TelePark uses video visits, a smartphone app, a camera system, and wearable sensors. Structured training included setting up the equipment in patients' homes and group-based online training. Usability was assessed by questionnaires and semi-standardized telephone interviews. Overall, 11 out of 12 patients completed the trial (5 female, 6 male). Mean age was 65 years, mean disease duration 7 years, mean MoCA score 27. Adherence was stable throughout the study and 79
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:35207351
C2  - pmc:PMC8875136
DO  - DOI:10.3390/jcm11041074
UR  - https://pub.dzne.de/record/163594
ER  -