ArticleBMC neurology2021
Physical activity profiles in Parkinson's disease.
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- Wearable GPS and Accelerometer Technologies for Monitoring Mobility and Physical Activity in Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Pooled it
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- Perceptions of digitally supported home exercise for people with Parkinson's disease: A qualitative study.Clinical rehabilitation · 2025Article
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- Moderate intensity aerobic exercise alleviates motor deficits in 6-OHDA lesioned rats and reduces serum levels of biomarkers of Parkinson's disease severity without recovery of striatal dopamine or tyrosine hydroxylase.Experimental neurology · 2024Article
- Constipation and pain in Parkinson's disease: a clinical analysis.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2024Article
- Design of the STEPS trial: a phase II randomized controlled trial evaluating eHealth-supported motor-cognitive home training for Parkinson's disease.BMC neurology · 2023Article
- Mechanisms and consequences of weight gain after deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in patients with Parkinson's disease.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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- Wrist Accelerometer Estimates of Physical Activity Intensity During Walking in Older Adults and People Living With Complex Health Conditions: Retrospective Observational Data Analysis Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- A modular, deep learning-based holistic intent sensing system tested with Parkinson's disease patients and controls.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Physical Activity and Public Health among People with Disabilities: Research Gaps and Recommendations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundIdentifying physical activity (PA) profiles of people with Parkinson's Disease (PD) could provide clinically meaningful knowledge concerning how to tailor PA interventions. Our objectives were therefore to i) identify distinct PA profiles in people with PD based on accelerometer data, ii) explore differences between the profiles regarding personal characteristics and physical function.
methodsAccelerometer data from 301 participants (43% women, mean age: 71 years) was analysed using latent profile analyses of 15 derived PA variables. Physical function measurements included balance performance, comfortable gait speed and single and dual-task functional mobility.
resultsThree distinct profiles were identified; "Sedentary" (N = 68), "Light Movers" (N = 115), "Steady Movers" (N = 118). "Sedentary" included people with PD with high absolute and relative time spent in Sedentary behaviour (SB), little time light intensity physical activity (LIPA) and negligible moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). "Light Movers" were people with PD with values close to the mean for all activity variables. "Steady Movers" spent less time in SB during midday, and more time in LIPA and MVPA throughout the day, compared to the other profiles. "Sedentary" people had poorer balance (P = 0.006), poorer functional mobility (P = 0.027) and were more likely to have fallen previously (P = 0.027), compared to "Light Movers. The Timed Up and Go test, an easily performed clinical test of functional mobility, was the only test that could distinguish between all three profiles.
conclusionDistinct PA profiles, with clear differences in how the time awake is spent exist among people with mild-moderate PD.
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