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ParkApp

A low-cost, digital tool for continuous multi-dimensional remote assessment based on a mobile phone app and a smartwatch, for Parkinson's disease (PD) patients.

IVAs 100-lista 2022

Year:

2022

Category:

Society & welfare

University:

Karolinska institutet, Malmö University

Responsible Researcher:

Dario Salvi, Carl Magnus Olsson, Gent Ymeri, Thanasis Tsanas, Per Svenningsson

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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a detrimental neurodegenerative disease. Its assessment is often subjective, infrequent and unreliable. Smartphones and wearables allow to measure symptoms objectively and at patients' homes, but existing systems for PD usually focus on a single symptom. We have developed a low-cost, digital tool for continuous multi-dimensional remote assessment based on a mobile phone app and a smartwatch. PD patients can answer questionnaires and perform tests aimed at measuring motor and vocal symptoms.

We will collect data from 40 patients to train algorithms that will extract clinically-singificant indicators. If successful, the tool may improve patients' follow-up and care.

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ParkApp

IVAs 100-lista 2022

IVA’s 100 List 2022 - Technology in the Service of Humanity