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The incidence of dementia in developed countries has been incessantly growing. Apart from new medication and medical equipment, a lot of effort is placed on developing modern information technologies. This contribution aims to analyse the areas of current research aimed at technologies supporting those suffering from Parkinson’s disease, which is worldwide the second most common type of dementia. Then, it will be specified in what areas modern technologies may help improve care for patients with Parkinson’s. The method to conduct this study was literature review of accessible sources in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and ScienceDirect databases. The results showed that technologies are beneficial for patients with Parkinson’s disease in these areas: better personal health and quality of life; ability to better manage own health; receiving faster and more frequent feedback about one’s health; and saving time of caregivers.
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Maresova, P. (2018). Technological Devices as an Opportunity for People with Parkinson. In: Oliver, N., Serino, S., Matic, A., Cipresso, P., Filipovic, N., Gavrilovska, L. (eds) Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health. FABULOUS MindCare IIOT 2016 2016 2015. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 207. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74935-8_6
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