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Observational studyNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2025

Ethnographic evaluation of usability, understandability, and acceptance of the MY PD-CARE digital tool to facilitate Parkinson's disease symptom tracking and patients' and care partners' communications with the treating healthcare professional: the SELF-AWARE study.

Angelo Antonini, Tove Henriksen, Amelia Hursey, Lars Bergmann, Juan Carlos Parra, Per Odin

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Observational study in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Angelo AntoniniNeurodegenerative Disease Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Padua Neuroscience Center (PNC), University of Padova, Padova, Italy. angelo.antonini@unipd.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1040-2807
Tove HenriksenMovement Disorder Clinic, University Hospital of Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5171-1166
Amelia HurseyParkinson's Europe, London, UK.
Lars BergmannAbbVie Inc, North Chicago, IL, USA.
Juan Carlos ParraAbbVie Inc, North Chicago, IL, USA.
Per OdinDivision of Neurology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0756-7478

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimThe MY PD-CARE digital tool is intended to empower people with Parkinson's disease (PD) and care partners to actively identify and track changes in key symptoms of advancing PD and to facilitate discussions with healthcare professionals (HCPs). MY PD-CARE was adapted from MANAGE-PD, a validated, web-based tool that helps HCPs identify patients with inadequate symptom control. The SELF-AWARE (Study on Ethnographic research and human factors evaLuation For a tool to increase AWareness, self-Assessment, and Reporting of PD patiEnts uncontrolled on oral medication) study investigated MY PD-CARE ease of use, understandability, and acceptance among people with PD and their care partners.

methodsSELF-AWARE was a non-interventional, cross-sectional, observational study. Participants (patients/care partners) assessed MY PD-CARE during 1-time virtual interviews conducted by trained medical anthropologists using qualitative ethnographic and human factor evaluation methods.

resultsIn 90.7% of interviews (43 patients; 31 care partners), ≥ 1 patient/care partner participant was comfortable with technology. Most participants understood the purpose/objective of MY PD-CARE and agreed it was simple and easy to use. Although the medical terminology was not fully self-explanatory to many participants, half found the glossary helpful. Approximately 60% indicated MY PD-CARE could have more value with free-text input. Participants agreed that MY PD-CARE is useful for tracking symptoms and encouraging discussions with HCPs.

conclusionsPeople with PD and their care partners perceived MY PD-CARE as useful and acceptable for tracking and increasing awareness of symptoms and facilitating discussions with HCPs. Participant feedback helped optimize the updated design of this digital tool.

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CaregiversParkinson DiseasePatient Acceptance of Health CareAgedAnthropology, CulturalCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedChronicDigital healthHealth communicationsMixed methodsNeurologyNeuroscience

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PMCPMC12488775

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