Challenges and possible risk factors associated with using wearable devices for assessing the motor symptoms of people with Parkinson's disease: a scoping review

Lee, Wen Ke (2024) Challenges and possible risk factors associated with using wearable devices for assessing the motor symptoms of people with Parkinson's disease: a scoping review. Final Year Project, UTAR.

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Abstract

Background and Objective: The rising incidence of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) underscores the need for innovative strategies to assess its symptoms, especially motor symptoms. Associated issues with functional mobility and reduced capacity to perform activities of daily living among people with PD, can reduce the quality of life. Wearable devices can provide insight and serve as a tool for assessing the impact of interventions. However, despite the potential benefits, it is fraught with challenges and risk factors. This scoping review attempts to address the challenges and possible risk factors associated with using wearable devices in assessing motor symptoms in people with PD. Methods: This scoping review adhered to the guidelines in the PRISMA�ScR framework. The Scopus database was analysed using the MeSH key search terms to retrieve all eligible studies and peer-reviewed papers using wearable devices to assess motor symptoms in people with PD published from 2019 to 2024 according to the defined criterion. Results: Forty-six articles were analyzed in the final review. The results were organized into the type of wearable devices used and the related motor symptoms being assessed. The included articles were investigated thoroughly to identify the challenges and possible risk factors in using wearable devices to assess motor symptoms among people with PD. Conclusion: The challenges and possible risk factors retrieved from the studies were classified into 5 perspectives. The use of wearable devices may lead to inconsistency in data collection, causing incomplete data sets, which not accurately reflect an individual’s condition. This leads to misdiagnosis, affecting clinical decision-making. Future studies should aim to incorporate a wider range of databases and include non-motor symptoms to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the impact on all people with PD. Keywords: Parkinson’s Disease, Wearable devices, Motor symptoms, Assessment, Diagnostic tools, Challenges, Scoping review

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