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Modernizing Daily Function Assessment in Parkinson's Disease Using Capacity, Perception, and Performance Measures

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Abstract

© 2020 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.Many disease symptoms restrict the quality of life of the affected. This usually occurs indirectly, at least in most neurological diseases. Here, impaired daily function is interposed between the symptoms and the reduced quality of life. This is reflected in the International Classification of Function, Disability and Health model published by the World Health Organization in 2001. This correlation between symptom, daily function, and quality of life makes it clear that to evaluate the success of a therapy and develop new therapies, daily function must also be evaluated as accurately as possible. However, daily function is a complex construct and therefore difficult to quantify. To date, daily function has been measured primarily by capacity (clinical assessments) and perception (surveys and patient-reported outcomes) assessment approaches. Now, daily function can be captured in a new dimension, that is, performance, through new digital technologies that can be used in the home environment of patients. This viewpoint discusses the differences and interdependencies of capacity, perception, and performance assessment types using the example of Parkinson's disease. Options regarding how future study protocols should be designed to get the most comprehensive and validated picture of daily function in patients are presented. © 2020 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.


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Author(s): Maetzler W, Rochester L, Bhidayasiri R, Espay AJ, Sanchez-Ferro A, van Uem JMT

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Movement Disorders

Year: 2021

Volume: 36

Issue: 1

Pages: 76-82

Print publication date: 01/01/2021

Online publication date: 15/11/2020

Acceptance date: 21/10/2020

Date deposited: 17/03/2021

ISSN (print): 0885-3185

ISSN (electronic): 1531-8257

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc

URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.28377

DOI: 10.1002/mds.28377

PubMed id: 33191498


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