Table A.1.
Exploratory outcome measures | T1&T2 | M1&M2 | Intervention | Exit questionnaire | |
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FOG severity, OFF and ON | %TF and total duration and number of FOG episodes (DeFOG algorithma), OFF and ON | x | |||
%TF, as detected using the algorithm of Mancini et al. (2021) [73]a, OFF and ON | x | ||||
FOG severity, free-living | %TF and total duration and number of FOG episodes during free-living (DeFOG algorithma) | x | |||
%TF during free-living, as detected using the algorithm of Mancini et al. (2021) [73]a | x | ||||
FOG manifestations | %TF: Akinetic FOG only, OFF and ON (video annotationsb) | x | |||
%TF: Trembling FOG only, OFF and ON (video annotationsb) | x | ||||
%TF: Festination only, OFF and ON (video annotationsb) | x | ||||
Turning | Turning speed during Full 360° turns in placea, OFF and ON | x | |||
Gait and balance | IMU-based measures during 30s standinga, OFF and ON | x | |||
IMU-based measures during 4 MW, TUGa, OFF and ON | x | ||||
Falls and fear | Fall frequency | x | x | ||
Fear of falling (FES-I) | x | ||||
Depression and QoL | Depression (GDS-15) | x | |||
Quality of life (PDQ-8) | x | ||||
Patient experience | Perceived effects of intervention | x | |||
User satisfaction | x |
T1: baseline assessment. M1: baseline 1-week free-living gait monitoring. T2: post-intervention assessment. M2: post-intervention 1-week free-living gait monitoring. FOG: freezing of gait. OFF-medication: without intake of Parkinsonian medication in the morning (at least 12 h). ON-medication: approximately 1 h after PD medication intake. %TF: percentage time frozen. IMU: inertial measurement unit. 4 MW: 4-m walk test. TUG: Timed Up and Go. FES-I: Falls Efficacy Scale-International [74]. QoL: quality of life. GDS-15: Geriatric Depression Scale-15 items. PDQ-8: Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-8 items [75].
Recorded using the DeFOG system.
Recorded with a video camera.