Wearable sensor measurements in relation to clinical characteristics and mortality in patients with Parkinson's disease - PubMed
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- #Wearable sensors
- #Parkinson’s disease
- #Mortality risk
- Wearable sensors like the Personal KinetiGraph (PKG) can help monitor Parkinson’s disease (PD) symptoms in daily life.
- The study involved 286 PD patients with a median age of 73 and median disease duration of 5 years.
- Higher bradykinesia scores (BKS > 25) correlated with worse symptom burden, lower quality of life, and higher mortality.
- Patients with BKS > 25 had lower levodopa doses, suggesting possible undertreatment.
- Sensor-based assessments (PKG) align with clinical outcomes and may serve as prognostic markers in PD.