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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Neurol.
Sec. Movement Disorders
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1522721
This article is part of the Research Topic Integrating Technology into Advanced Parkinson's Disease Management: From Screening and Evaluation to Treatment and Prevention View all articles

Evaluation of Compliance and Accuracy in Parkinson's Disease Motor Symptom Tracking: A Comparative Study of Digital and Traditional Paper Diaries Using a Smartphone Application (MyParkinson's)

Provisionally accepted
Nazli Durmaz Celik Nazli Durmaz Celik 1,2*Asli Yaman Kula Asli Yaman Kula 3Naci Murat Naci Murat 4Müge Kuzu Kumcu Müge Kuzu Kumcu 5Aydan Topal Aydan Topal 6Serhat Özkan Serhat Özkan 2
  • 1 Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Türkiye
  • 2 Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Eskişehir, Türkiye
  • 3 Department of Neurology, Bezmialem Vakif University Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
  • 4 Department of Industrial Engineering, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Samsun, Türkiye
  • 5 Department of Neurology, Lokman Hekim University, Ankara, Ankara, Türkiye
  • 6 Department of Neurology, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Samsun, Türkiye

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    is a pivotal contribution to the field of neurology and digital health, aligning seamlessly with the journal's focus on advancing clinical practice and research in movement disorders. By comparing compliance and accuracy between traditional paper diaries and an innovative smartphone application for tracking motor symptoms in Parkinson's Disease (PD), our study provides robust evidence supporting the adoption of digital health technologies. We demonstrate that digital diaries not only enhance patient-reported data accuracy but also optimize clinical management by reducing recall bias and minimizing data errors. This work underscores the transformative potential of integrating digital tools into routine PD management, positioning healthcare practices to deliver more precise, patient-centered care.

    Keywords: Mobile Applications, Parkinson's disease digital diary, Smartphoe application, motor symptom diary, Parkinson's disease

    Received: 04 Nov 2024; Accepted: 13 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Durmaz Celik, Yaman Kula, Murat, Kuzu Kumcu, Topal and Özkan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Nazli Durmaz Celik, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Türkiye

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