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The acceptability and practicability of smartphone applications in self- management of Parkinson's disease patients in China

· 2019-04-19

DOI: 10.21203/rs.2.9244/v1

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Abstract Objective:To determine the practicability and attitudes among the elderly with Parkinson's disease (PD) in China unto the use of smartphone applications (APPs) for self-management of chronic condition. Methods:Patients with PD who participated in the study ranged in age from 52 to 87 years. Questionnaires were collected for attitudes towards using APPs for chronic condition from 204 PD patients, and the results were statistically analyzed. Results:The surveyed population had a smartphone ownership rate of about 65.19%; Among all patients, 82.84% were willing to use an APP for PD managing; among these patients, those who were inclined to use APPs were at younger ages, web users and with higher education, better medication adherence, longer PD courses, and worse conditions of PD(P<0.001, P=0.001, P<0.001, P=0.041, P

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