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- Martijn P G Broen
- Vera A M Marsman
- Mark L Kuijf
- Robert J Van Oostenbrugge
- Jim van Os
- Albert F G Leentjens
Abstract
Background: In Parkinson's disease (PD), the complex relationship between motor symptoms, affective states, and contextual factors remains to be elucidated. The Experience Sampling Method provides (ESM) a novel approach to this issue. Using a mobile device with a special purpose application (app), motor symptoms, affective states and contextual factors are assessed repeatedly at random moments in the flow of daily life, yielding an intensive time series of symptoms and experience. The aim of this study was to study the feasibility of this method. Method: We studied the feasibility of a five-day period of ESM in PD and its ability to objectify diurnal fluctuations in motor symptom severity and their relation with affect and contextual factors in five PD patients with motor fluctuations. Results: Participants achieved a high compliance, with 84% of assessment moments completed without disturbance of daily activities. The utility of the device was rated 8 on a 10-point scale. We were able to capture extensive diurnal fluctuations that were not revealed by routine clinical assessment. In addition, we were able to detect clinically relevant associations between motor symptoms, emotional fluctuations and contextual factors at an intra-individual level. Conclusions: ESM represents a viable and novel approach to elucidate relationships between motor symptoms, affective states and contextual factors at the level of individual subjects. ESM holds promise for clinical practice and scientific research.
Suggested Citation
Martijn P G Broen & Vera A M Marsman & Mark L Kuijf & Robert J Van Oostenbrugge & Jim van Os & Albert F G Leentjens, 2016.
"Unraveling the Relationship between Motor Symptoms, Affective States and Contextual Factors in Parkinson’s Disease: A Feasibility Study of the Experience Sampling Method,"
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(3), pages 1-11, March.
Handle:
RePEc:plo:pone00:0151195
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151195
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