Tragbare und aktiv vom Parkinson-Patienten genutzte Technologie im hauslichen Umfeld: Was bringt die Zukunft?

in Fortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie (2016), 84 Suppl 1

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a multisystem disorder with a plethora of symptoms affecting quality of life in the home environment. Due to the rapid development of wearable technique in the health and ... [more ▼]

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a multisystem disorder with a plethora of symptoms affecting quality of life in the home environment. Due to the rapid development of wearable technique in the health and fitness sector, an increasing number of such wearables are available to complement diagnostic strategies of PD symptoms not only in the clinical but also in the domestic environment. This development has clear advantages over clinical evaluation, as the latter is relatively subjective, time-consuming and costly, and provides only a snapshot of the condition. First results about the use of such technology for the assessment of PD symptoms (including bradykinesia, dyskinesia, tremor, daily activity and sleep behavior) in the domestic environment are promising. They suggest that these techniques can provide complementary information about the symptoms of PD patients, and have the potential to be included in future diagnostic workup concepts of routine care in PD. The use of such technique provides also the chance to more actively include patients into medical decision making processes. [less ▲]