ABSTRACT
This chapter reflects the research on guidelines regarding visual, interaction and navigation patterns and the design and validation of the smartphone applications. One of the components of the REMPARK system is the smartphone, which represents the main communication channel between the system and the user. Within the project, the main goals in the development of the smartphone applications were to complement and confirm information coming from the system’s sensors through patient feedback tests and to design user interfaces specifically tailored to the needs and abilities of users with Parkinson’s Disease. The smartphone is increasingly recognized as a viable instrument to be applied in medical diseases with movement disorders. Main applications currently refer to the possibility of monitoring symptom changes over time through the use of relatively economic software. This could potentially represent a significant advance particularly for the management of chronic conditions.
