Feasibility of a virtual exercise coach to promote walking in community-dwelling persons with Parkinson disease

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 472-485

  Ellis, Terry ^a   Latham, Nancy K ^a   Deangelis, Tamara R ^b   Thomas, Cathi A ^b   Saint Hilaire, Marie ^b   Bickmore, Timothy W ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Exercise; Parkinson Disease; Virtual Systems

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC GAIT DISORDER; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WALKING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878871350     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: 15377385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31828cd466     Document Type: Article

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