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ArticleActa neurologica Belgica2023

Telerehabilitation during social distancing for people with Parkinson's disease: a retrospective study.

Erica Tardelli, Acácio Moreira-Neto, Erika Okamoto, Fernanda Rogatto, Mario Vergari-Filho, Egberto Reis Barbosa, Carla Silva-Batista

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Article in Acta neurologica Belgica, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Telerehabilitation for Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Erica TardelliBrazil Parkinson Association, São Paulo, Brazil.
Acácio Moreira-NetoNeuroimagem Funcional - Laboratory of Medical Investigations On Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Erika OkamotoBrazil Parkinson Association, São Paulo, Brazil.
Fernanda RogattoBrazil Parkinson Association, São Paulo, Brazil.
Mario Vergari-FilhoNeuroimagem Funcional - Laboratory of Medical Investigations On Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Egberto Reis BarbosaDepartment of Neurology, Movement Disorders Clinic, School of Medicine of the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Carla Silva-BatistaNeuroimagem Funcional - Laboratory of Medical Investigations On Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. batistac@ohsu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0244-6535
Universidade de São Paulo · BROregon Health & Science University · US

Funding

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 88887.464392/2019-00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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aimClinical worsening has been common in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) during the social distancing due to pandemic. It is unclear if telerehabilitation applied during social distancing preserves clinical aspects of people with PD who are frequent exercisers before the pandemic. Thus, we compared the effects of 10 months of supervised, home-based, real-time videoconferencing telerehabilitation (SRTT) and nonexercising control on clinical aspects in people with PD who are frequent exercisers before the pandemic.

methodsFifty-seven (SRTT group) and 29 (nonexercising control group) people with PD were retrospectively assessed (Clinical Trials Registry: RBR-54sttfk). Only the SRTT group performed a 60-min online training sessions, 2-3 days per week, for 10 months (April 2020 to January 2021) during social distancing. Quality of life (PD Questionnaire [PDQ-39]), walking (item 28 from the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale part III [UPDRS-III]), posture (item 29 from the UPDRS-III), and freezing of gait (New-FOG questionnaire [NFOGQ]) were retrospectively assessed before (February-March 2020) and during social distancing (February-March 2021). The assessments were performed in-person and remotely before and during social distancing, respectively.

resultsThere were no between-group differences at baseline (p > 0.05). SRTT preserves PDQ-39 and walking scores but not posture and NFOGQ scores, while nonexercising control worsens scores in all variables. In addition, SRTT is more effective than nonexercising control in preserving PDQ-39 and walking scores.

conclusionDuring social distancing, long-term SRTT preserves the subjective quality of life and walking, but not subjective posture and FOG in people with PD who are frequent exercisers before the pandemic.

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Gait Disorders, NeurologicParkinson DiseaseTelerehabilitationHumansPhysical DistancingQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesPandemicQuality of lifeTelerehabilitationWalking

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PMID36527572
PMCPMC9759049
OpenAlexW4312065965

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