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A Mobile App Specifically Designed To Facilitate Exercise In Parkinson Disease: Single-Cohort Pilot Study On Feasibility, Safety, And Signal Of Efficacy, Merrill R. Landers, Terry D. Ellis
A Mobile App Specifically Designed To Facilitate Exercise In Parkinson Disease: Single-Cohort Pilot Study On Feasibility, Safety, And Signal Of Efficacy, Merrill R. Landers, Terry D. Ellis
Integrated Health Sciences Faculty Publications
Background: Many people with Parkinson disease do not have access to exercise programs that are specifically tailored to their needs and capabilities. This mobile app allows people with Parkinson disease to access Parkinson disease–specific exercises that are individually tailored using in-app demographic questions and performance tests which are fed into an algorithm which in turn produces a video-guided exercise program. Objective: To test the feasibility, safety, and signal of efficacy of a mobile app that facilitates exercise for people with Parkinson disease. Methods: A prospective, single-cohort design of people with Parkinson disease who had downloaded the 9zest app for exercise …
Physical Therapy Nontreatment Events With Primary Physical Therapist, Stephen Johnson
Physical Therapy Nontreatment Events With Primary Physical Therapist, Stephen Johnson
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Background: Physical therapy improves prognosis reduces stay and is generally helpful in aiding recovery from a wide range of ailments. Nontreatment rates occur for multiple reasons and are also related to the personalities of physical therapists.
Methods: We used data from a research project involving physical therapy at an acute care facility in our community. Our study focused on the retrospectively determined primary physical therapist for each patient. We used the chi-squared tests to compare nontreatment rates between days of the week and disease type and the reasons for nontreatment events. Repeated-measure models were used to evaluate the effect of …