Table 1.
Characteristics of patients participating in the interviews and focus groups.
| PwPD interviews | PwPD focus groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | Italy | Finland | Italy | |
| Number of PwPDa in interviews/focus groups | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 |
| Participants’ gender, men/women | 0/1 | 3/1 | 8/5 | 5/4 |
| Duration in min, average (range) | 44 | 60 (44–77) | 62 (54–78) | 80 (69–92) |
| Age, average (range) | 63 | 74 (65-81) | 63 (55–80) | 65 (53–75) |
| Years with PD, median (range) | 2 | 13 (6–18) | 6 (2–33) | 7 (4–14) |
| Experience with wearables or non-wearable devices, yes/no | 0/1 | 4/0 | 6/6 | 4/5 |
| Privacy concerns, yes/no | 1/0 | 0/4 | 0/13 | 2/7 |
aPeople with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD)