Serious games for Parkinson’s Disease management as implemented in PROPHETIC platform

In this paper, we describe the serious games, integrated into PROPHETIC which is an innovating personal healthcare service for a holistic remote management of Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. The main objective of the three developed serious games is to allow health professionals to remotely monitor and appraise the overall physical status of their patients. The significant benefits for the patients, making use of this platform, is the improvement of their engagement, empowerment and, consequently, the provision of education about their condition and its management. The design of the serious games was based on the clinical needs derived from the literature and their primary target is to assess and record specific physical capabilities of the patient. All the games scores and the recorded parameters are gathered and also presented to the clinicians, offering them a precise overview of the patient’s motor status and the possibility to modify the therapeutic plan, if required.

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A systematic review of serious games used for rehabilitation of individuals with Parkinson’s disease

Research on Biomedical Engineering ◽

10.1007/s42600-021-00162-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Luciene C. de Oliveira ◽

Luanne Cardoso Mendes ◽

Renato A. de Lopes ◽

José A. S. Carneiro ◽

Alexandre Cardoso ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Parkinson’S Disease ◽

Parkinson's Disease ◽

Serious Games

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Could Mucuna pruriens be the answer to Parkinson's disease management in sub-Saharan Africa and other low-income countries worldwide?

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders ◽

10.1016/j.parkreldis.2020.03.002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 73 ◽

pp. 3-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Natasha Fothergill-Misbah ◽

Harshvadan Maroo ◽

Momodou Cham ◽

Gianni Pezzoli ◽

Richard Walker ◽

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Keyword(s):

Parkinson’S Disease ◽

Parkinson's Disease ◽

Disease Management ◽

Low Income ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Low Income Countries ◽

Mucuna Pruriens ◽

Sub Saharan

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WED 131 Evaluating the clinical utility of the parkinson’s kinetigraph (PKG)

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry ◽

10.1136/jnnp-2018-abn.54 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 89 (10) ◽

pp. A15.1-A15 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lewis Hutchinson ◽

Thea Dominey ◽

Emma Pearson ◽

Fiona Murphy ◽

Lucy Bell ◽

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Keyword(s):

Parkinson’S Disease ◽

Parkinson's Disease ◽

Treatment Recommendations ◽

Healthcare Sector ◽

Patient Questionnaire ◽

List Type ◽

Patient Acceptability ◽

P4 Medicine ◽

Remote Management ◽

Centered Care

ObjectiveTo evaluate the utility of the Parkinson’s Kinetigraph (PKG™) in the remote management of Parkinson’s disease (PD).BackgroundThere is a movement in Parkinson’s care from a clinic-based model1 to P4 medicine, meaning medicine that is predictive, preventive, personalised and participatory.2 The development of wearable technology provides an opportunity to monitor patients remotely, and deliver targeted care. The PKG™ is a wrist-worn device that objectively measures Parkinson’s symptoms.AimTo evaluate the utility of the PKG™ in managing PD patients remotely, and the perception of service users.MethodPKG™ data were collated in real time. Patient acceptability data were collated via a patient questionnaire (n=61).ResultsBetween July 2015 and January 2018, 216 PKGs were performed. A variety of symptoms were identified, including different types of ‘OFF’ times (wearing off (25%), delayed on (6%) no drug response (8%)) and non-motor complications (fragmented sleep (33%) and daytime somnolence (21%)), with subsequent treatment recommendations being made. Patient acceptability of the PKG™ was high, 81% of patients being satisfied not having to travel for clinic appointments.ConclusionsThe PKG™ facilitated remote treatment recommendations. Remote management was acceptable to patients. Future evaluations will evaluate patient outcome.References. van der Eijk M, Nijhuis FAP, Faber MJ, Bloem BR. Moving from physician-centered care towards patient-centered care for Parkinson’s disease patients. Parkinsonism Relat Disord [Internet]. Elsevier; 1 November 2013;19(11):923–7. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1353802013001697?_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_origin=gateway&_docanchor=&md5=b8429449ccfc9c30159a5f9aeaa92ffb [cited 2018 February 6]. P4 medicine: how systems medicine will transform the healthcare sector and society. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4204402/pdf/nihms532619.pdf [cited 2018 April 6]

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