My father had Parkinson's towards the end of his life compounded by severe rheumatoid arthritis. The care & advise we received was minimal - this was between 2000 - 2007. I now know I could smell Parkinson's - I loved to cuddle dad & so I soon noticed the change.
The app sounds extremely interesting & I feel would have helped in dad's treatment. His voice in particular changed & was certainly a guage in his decline.
One if the issues I had surrounding dad's care/ treatment was because he developed the disease in his late 70s it was considered inevitable almost normal & because he had severe rheumatoid arthritis many symptoms were over looked - eg feet shuffling. It was my daughter that noticed he walked like a "Choo Choo train" years before formal diagnosis. In light of this I think there is a case for smart phones to collect medical data day to day to anticipate issues. Late diagnosis exacerbates problems in the elderly (as I'm beginning to discover now myself)
I hope you get chance to use the new tech - I know how powerful it can be as I completed my MA in Ed tech at London Knowledge Lab. All the best & take care
My father had Parkinson's towards the end of his life compounded by severe rheumatoid arthritis. The care & advise we received was minimal - this was between 2000 - 2007. I now know I could smell Parkinson's - I loved to cuddle dad & so I soon noticed the change.
The app sounds extremely interesting & I feel would have helped in dad's treatment. His voice in particular changed & was certainly a guage in his decline.
One if the issues I had surrounding dad's care/ treatment was because he developed the disease in his late 70s it was considered inevitable almost normal & because he had severe rheumatoid arthritis many symptoms were over looked - eg feet shuffling. It was my daughter that noticed he walked like a "Choo Choo train" years before formal diagnosis. In light of this I think there is a case for smart phones to collect medical data day to day to anticipate issues. Late diagnosis exacerbates problems in the elderly (as I'm beginning to discover now myself)
I hope you get chance to use the new tech - I know how powerful it can be as I completed my MA in Ed tech at London Knowledge Lab. All the best & take care