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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

This is a member publication of Newcastle University (Jisc)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/98987, first published .
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Acceptability of Wearable Digital Devices for Remote Continuous Mobility Monitoring in People With Parkinson Disease and Carers: Qualitative Study

Acceptability of Wearable Digital Devices for Remote Continuous Mobility Monitoring in People With Parkinson Disease and Carers: Qualitative Study

Megan Hanrahan   1, 2 , MSc ;   Jack Lumsdon   1, 2 , MSc ;   Cameron Wilson   3 , MPH ;   Essa Bhadra   4 , BSc ;   Alison Keogh   5 , PhD ;   Tova Gur-Arieh   6 , BA ;   Alastair Noyce   7 , PhD ;   Alison Yarnall   2, 8, 9 , PhD ;   Lynn Rochester   2, 8 , PhD ;   Ríona Mc Ardle   2, 8 , PhD ;   Katie Brittain   1 , PhD

1 Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

2 NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

3 Department of Public Health and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

4 Department of Neurology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, England, United Kingdom

5 School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

6 Mobilise-D Patient and Public Advisory Group, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

7 Preventive Neurology Unit, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, England, United Kingdom

8 Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

9 Clinical Ageing Research Unit, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Corresponding Author:

  • Megan Hanrahan, MSc
  • Population Health Sciences Institute
  • Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University
  • Newcastle Biomedical Research Building, Clinical Ageing Research Unit (CARU), Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Westgate Road
  • Newcastle upon Tyne, England NE4 5PL
  • United Kingdom
  • Phone: 44 0191 208 7565
  • Email: megan.hanrahan@newcastle.ac.uk