Table 10.
Conditions for triggering alerts on subset of variables from the data collection journey.
Variable | Description | Pilot Study | Alert Conditions |
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Domain I—Mobility, general motor or physical function | |||
Step count, periods of relative immobility/slowness of movement |
Continuously monitored step count and other features of general mobility in daily life |
PD, MS, Stroke | Reduction of week average ≥ 20% |
Self-assessed questionnaire for muscle tone |
Self-assessed questionnaire to quantify the muscle tone variable |
Stroke | Increase of ≥1 point compared to previous month |
ACTIVLIM questionnaire | Self-assessed questionnaire to examine both upper and lower limb muscle strength using daily living activities |
Stroke | When answer to a question changes from “easy” to “difficult” or “impossible”, compared to previous month |
Dizziness and Balance questionnaire |
Self-assessed questionnaire for the balance variable |
Stroke | When a patient checks a symptom that was not checked in the previous month |
Domain II—Sleep disorders | |||
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) |
Self-administered questionnaire to assess sleep patterns |
PD, MS, Stroke | Change in answer to item 5, marking an increase in occurrence frequency compared to previous month |
Domain III—Mental and cognitive ability | |||
Virtual Supermarket Test | Self-administered test based on a 3D serious game to assess cognitive decline |
PD | Deterioration of performance by ≥20% compared to test 3 months ago |
Domain IV—Emotional status | |||
PHQ-9 | Monitor the severity of depression and response to the treatment |
MS, Stroke | Score increase of ≥1 point compared to previous month |
Domain V—Quality of life and daily living | |||
MFIS | Assessment of the effects of fatigue in terms of physical, cognitive and psychosocial functioning |
PD, MS, Stroke | Score increase of ≥16 points or ≥19% compared to previous month |