Machine Learning in the Parkinson’s disease smartwatch (PADS) dataset

Abstract The utilisation of smart devices, such as smartwatches and smartphones, in the field of movement disorders research has gained significant attention. However, the absence of a comprehensive dataset with movement data and clinical annotations, encompassing a wide range of movement disorders...

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Main Authors: Julian Varghese, Alexander Brenner, Michael Fujarski, Catharina Marie van Alen, Lucas Plagwitz, Tobias Warnecke
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:npj Parkinson's Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-023-00625-7
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author Julian Varghese
Alexander Brenner
Michael Fujarski
Catharina Marie van Alen
Lucas Plagwitz
Tobias Warnecke
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description Abstract The utilisation of smart devices, such as smartwatches and smartphones, in the field of movement disorders research has gained significant attention. However, the absence of a comprehensive dataset with movement data and clinical annotations, encompassing a wide range of movement disorders including Parkinson’s disease (PD) and its differential diagnoses (DD), presents a significant gap. The availability of such a dataset is crucial for the development of reliable machine learning (ML) models on smart devices, enabling the detection of diseases and monitoring of treatment efficacy in a home-based setting. We conducted a three-year cross-sectional study at a large tertiary care hospital. A multi-modal smartphone app integrated electronic questionnaires and smartwatch measures during an interactive assessment designed by neurologists to provoke subtle changes in movement pathologies. We captured over 5000 clinical assessment steps from 504 participants, including PD, DD, and healthy controls (HC). After age-matching, an integrative ML approach combining classical signal processing and advanced deep learning techniques was implemented and cross-validated. The models achieved an average balanced accuracy of 91.16% in the classification PD vs. HC, while PD vs. DD scored 72.42%. The numbers suggest promising performance while distinguishing similar disorders remains challenging. The extensive annotations, including details on demographics, medical history, symptoms, and movement steps, provide a comprehensive database to ML techniques and encourage further investigations into phenotypical biomarkers related to movement disorders.
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spelling doaj.art-ce5e51c825ba4dfe8f85f4c7115fb6602024-01-07T12:17:06ZengNature Portfolionpj Parkinson's Disease2373-80572024-01-0110111110.1038/s41531-023-00625-7Machine Learning in the Parkinson’s disease smartwatch (PADS) datasetJulian Varghese0Alexander Brenner1Michael Fujarski2Catharina Marie van Alen3Lucas Plagwitz4Tobias Warnecke5Institute of Medical Informatics, University of MünsterInstitute of Medical Informatics, University of MünsterInstitute of Medical Informatics, University of MünsterInstitute of Medical Informatics, University of MünsterInstitute of Medical Informatics, University of MünsterDepartment of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Klinikum Osnabrück - Academic teaching hospital of the University of MünsterAbstract The utilisation of smart devices, such as smartwatches and smartphones, in the field of movement disorders research has gained significant attention. However, the absence of a comprehensive dataset with movement data and clinical annotations, encompassing a wide range of movement disorders including Parkinson’s disease (PD) and its differential diagnoses (DD), presents a significant gap. The availability of such a dataset is crucial for the development of reliable machine learning (ML) models on smart devices, enabling the detection of diseases and monitoring of treatment efficacy in a home-based setting. We conducted a three-year cross-sectional study at a large tertiary care hospital. A multi-modal smartphone app integrated electronic questionnaires and smartwatch measures during an interactive assessment designed by neurologists to provoke subtle changes in movement pathologies. We captured over 5000 clinical assessment steps from 504 participants, including PD, DD, and healthy controls (HC). After age-matching, an integrative ML approach combining classical signal processing and advanced deep learning techniques was implemented and cross-validated. The models achieved an average balanced accuracy of 91.16% in the classification PD vs. HC, while PD vs. DD scored 72.42%. The numbers suggest promising performance while distinguishing similar disorders remains challenging. The extensive annotations, including details on demographics, medical history, symptoms, and movement steps, provide a comprehensive database to ML techniques and encourage further investigations into phenotypical biomarkers related to movement disorders.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-023-00625-7
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