Google Maps Timeline: An open-access digital tool to monitor walking abilities in people with multiple sclerosis
Daniele Caliendo,
Anna Puca,
Luigi Lavorgna
et al.
Abstract:Introduction Gait impairment is common in multiple sclerosis (MS), but difficult to evaluate in clinical practice. In this proof-of-concept observational study, we compared walking ability recorded by Google Maps Timeline to conventional clinical measures in people with MS. Methods We used open-access Google Maps Timeline to record the total number of days with walking activity, walking distance, walking time, and walking speed. Each Google Maps Timeline variable was included in a different stepwise linear reg… Show more
“…Still, we are nowadays consistently preferring GPS-based mobile apps. 10 Why is this the case? Is it because we feel empowered by the possibility of sorting directions out by ourselves?…”
“…Still, we are nowadays consistently preferring GPS-based mobile apps. 10 Why is this the case? Is it because we feel empowered by the possibility of sorting directions out by ourselves?…”
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