Abstract

FRITZ, Nicole B.  and  FLORES-NEGRON, María Cristina. Sensorimotor Training At Home In Elderly People With Parkinson's Disease During The Period Of Confinement Due To COVID-19: A Pilot Study. Rev Ecuat Neurol [online]. 2022, vol.31, n.2, pp.31-39. ISSN 2631-2581.  https://doi.org/10.46997/revecuatneurol31200031.

The pandemic caused those therapeutic activities associated with people with Parkinson's disease to be suspended (PD) with the aim of preventing COVID-19 infections by increasing motor and non-motor symptoms, due to social isolation and stress. Therefore, there was a rise of care based on telemedicine to continue the treatment in the context of a health emergency, promoting training at home. The objective of this experimental research was to document the effects of a sensorimotor training program (NM-FITT®) in people with PD through weekly telematic follow-up during the COVID-19 pandemic. A quasi-experimental study was carried out with pre, inter and post test evaluations that characterized the physical, functional condition and quality of life, in an intervention group (n=5) and a control group (n=5) of elderly people (69.5 ±4.5 years) with PD in Hoehn & Yahr stages 1 to 3, for 18 weeks, through an exercise manual, video calls and telephone follow-up. Favorable and significant effects were demonstrated on all the parameters studied after the application of the intervention in detriment of the health condition of the persons who did not participate in the home training program

Keywords : Parkinson’s disease; exercise therapy; sensorimotor training; rehabilitation; home training; quality of life; remote patient monitoring (RPM); telemedicine; COVID..

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