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Proactive instead of reactive symptom recognition in Parkinson's patients (ParkProReakt)
Parkinson's disease is a complex condition with symptoms that vary greatly from person to person. In the German health care system, care is often provided only once a quarter, sometimes even less frequently, as travelling to the doctor is a challenge for many patients. Care by a multidisciplinary team in the home environment therefore seems to be an important goal for sustainable care models. Digital solutions can provide opportunities to establish such a model. As part of the ParkProReakt Innovation Fund project, we are developing an innovative care model in which doctors, nurses and Parkinson's nurses work together. The model will be supported by digital components to improve information sharing between patients and the care team, support self-management and enable long-term monitoring in the home environment. A key aim is to proactively identify changes in symptoms early in the course of the disease, provide patients with strategies for action and positively influence the course of the disease.
The project will be funded for three years with a total of around €3.8 million. If the project is successful, the results will be used to improve the care of Parkinson's patients in Germany. In the long term, the results could also be groundbreaking for the digitally supported treatment of other chronic diseases.
The project is led by the Department of Neurology. Other partners are the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Praxis für Neurologie und Psychiatrie Hamburg Walddörfer, Techniker Krankenkasse, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, Universität zu Köln, Universität zu Lübeck, AWO Stadtkreis Gießen e.V., AWO Landesverband Hamburg e.V., LiKe Research GmbH.
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Marlena van Munster, M.Sc.
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