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Telehealth for Parkinson disease patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: the TeleParkinson study

Background  Telemedicine allows Parkinson disease (PD) patients to overcome physical barriers to access health care services and increases accessibility for people with mobility impairments. Objective  To investigate the feasibility indicators of a telehealth intervention for PD patients, including...

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Autores principales: Lima, Danielle Pessoa, Gomes, Vlademir Carneiro, Viana Júnior, Antonio Brazil, Assis, Francisco Mateus Carvalho de, Oliveira, Pedro Henrique Avelino, Cunha, Letícia Chaves Vieira, Braga, Isabelly Cavalcante, Marques, Miriam Lindsay Silva, Assunção, Jézica de Sousa, Damasceno, Adeline Louise Lopes, Barbosa, Ana Lara Guerra, Moreira, Arthur Holanda, Rocha, Maria Eduarda Quidute Arrais, Porto, Maria Eduarda Mendes Pontes, Chaves, Érica Carneiro Barbosa, Oliveira, Liliane Maria de, Roriz Filho, Jarbas de Sá, Sobreira Neto, Manoel Alves, Braga Neto, Pedro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2022
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9770058/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36535287
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1758751
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Sumario:Background  Telemedicine allows Parkinson disease (PD) patients to overcome physical barriers to access health care services and increases accessibility for people with mobility impairments. Objective  To investigate the feasibility indicators of a telehealth intervention for PD patients, including patient recruitment, attendance, technical issues, satisfaction, and benefits on levels of physical activity and sleep. Methods  We conducted a single-center, single-arm study of telehealth video consultations using WhatsApp (Meta Platforms, Inc., Menlo Park, CA, USA). Also, we collected the feasibility indicators as the primary endpoints. All the patients in the study were previously evaluated in person by the same team. Results  Patient recruitment, attendance, and technical issues rates were 61.3%, 90.5%, and 13.3%, respectively, with good scores of patient acceptance and satisfaction with the study intervention. The telehealth intervention improved physical activity, including the number of walks for at least 10 continuous minutes ( p  = 0.009) and the number of moderate-intensity activities lasting at least 10 continuous minutes ( p  = 0.001). The Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) scores also improved for one of its components: perceived sleep duration ( p  < 0.001) and for total Pittsburgh score ( p  < 0,001). The average travel time saving was 289.6 minutes, and money-saving was R$106.67 (around USD 18; almost 10% of the current minimum wage in Brazil). Conclusions  Direct-to-patient telehealth video consultations proved to be feasible and effective and had a positive impact on physical activity levels and sleep in PD patients.