TY - JOUR
T1 - Wearable walking assistant for freezing of gait with environmental IoT monitoring
T2 - a contribution to the discussion
AU - Bernardes, Rafael A.
AU - Ventura, Filipa
AU - Neves, Hugo
AU - Fernandes, Maria Isabel
AU - Sousa, Pedro
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was funded by National Funds through the FCT—Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., within the scope of the project Refª. UIDB/00742/2020. The work of FV was funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), CEECINST/00103/2018. The funder had no role in the study.
Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge the Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA:E) of the Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC).
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022 Bernardes, Ventura, Neves, Fernandes and Sousa.
PY - 2022/6/20
Y1 - 2022/6/20
N2 - Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, significantly increasing in the last three decades. Worldwide, seven to ten million people are affected by PD. In people living with PD, freezing of gait (FoG) significantly impacts activities of daily living, potentially leading to falls, injuries, and loss of autonomy. FoG prevalence rates vary widely, reaching at least 50% of patients with PD. Current therapeutic options have limited effectiveness, and their complement with innovative technology-based solutions in the real world is demanded to enhance daily functioning for people living with PD. This article provides a narrative review of current technological developments for people living with PD and, derived from that evidence, presents a perspective on integrating wearable technology and IoT to support telemonitoring and self-management of people living with PD in their daily living environment. Complementing current therapeutic options with technology-based solutions in PD patients' real-world environment is crucial to enhancing the quality of life of people living with PD. In that way, wearable technology and IoT might constitute resources of excellence in seamless monitoring and self-management in people's home environments.
AB - Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, significantly increasing in the last three decades. Worldwide, seven to ten million people are affected by PD. In people living with PD, freezing of gait (FoG) significantly impacts activities of daily living, potentially leading to falls, injuries, and loss of autonomy. FoG prevalence rates vary widely, reaching at least 50% of patients with PD. Current therapeutic options have limited effectiveness, and their complement with innovative technology-based solutions in the real world is demanded to enhance daily functioning for people living with PD. This article provides a narrative review of current technological developments for people living with PD and, derived from that evidence, presents a perspective on integrating wearable technology and IoT to support telemonitoring and self-management of people living with PD in their daily living environment. Complementing current therapeutic options with technology-based solutions in PD patients' real-world environment is crucial to enhancing the quality of life of people living with PD. In that way, wearable technology and IoT might constitute resources of excellence in seamless monitoring and self-management in people's home environments.
KW - Freezing of gait
KW - Internet of things
KW - Parkinson's disease
KW - Self-management
KW - Wearables
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U2 - 10.3389/fpubh.2022.861621
DO - 10.3389/fpubh.2022.861621
M3 - Article
C2 - 35795702
AN - SCOPUS:85133593044
SN - 2296-2565
VL - 10
JO - Frontiers in Public Health
JF - Frontiers in Public Health
M1 - 861621
ER -