ArticleArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria2023
Feasibility for evaluating motor aspects of Parkinson's disease through video consultations in a resource-limited setting in Southern Brazil.
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- Televisits for Parkinson's disease: benefits and barriers.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026Review
- Digital Inclusion in Parkinson's Disease: A Case-Control Study.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2025Article
- To See the Telemedicine Forest for Its Multicultural Trees. Comment on: In-Home Remote Assessment of the MDS-UPDRS Part III: Multicultural Development and Validation of a Guide for Patients.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundPerforming motor evaluations using videoconferencing for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) is safe and feasible. However, the feasibility of these evaluations is not adequately studied in resource-limited settings.
objectiveTo evaluate the feasibility of performing motor evaluations for patients with PD in a resource-limited setting.
methodsThe examiners rated motor aspects of parkinsonism of 34 patients with PD from the Brazilian public healthcare system through telemedicine with the patient's own means by using the Movement Disorder Society-Sponsored Revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) rating scale. Quality measures of the video meeting were also obtained. The feasibility of rating the motor aspects was the primary outcome whereas the rating of individual motor aspects, video meeting quality and predictors of a complete evaluation served as secondary outcomes.
resultsThe least assessable parameters were freezing of gait (52.9%), gait (70.6%), leg agility, and rest tremor (both 76.5%). Complete MDS-UPDRS part III was possible in 41.2% of patients and 62 out of 374 motor aspects evaluated (16.6%) were missed. Available physical space for a video evaluation was the worst quality measure. Incomplete evaluations were directly associated with disability (
conclusionA significant portion of the MDS-UPDRS part III is unable to be performed during telemedicine-based evaluations in a real-life scenario of a resource-limited setting.
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