U-Apple uphenya ukuthi ngabe i-iPhone ne-Apple Watch kungasetshenziswa yini "ukulandela umkhondo wedatha" ezigulini ezinesifo sikaParkinson, ngokusho kwemininingwane eshicilelwe ku-Fast Company. Iziguli zikaParkinson zivame ukubona odokotela bazo abazelapha njalo ezinyangeni eziyisithupha, isikhathi eside phakathi kokuvakashelwa okungadala ukuthi izimpawu ziguquke, zibe ngcono futhi zibe zimbi, futhi lokhu kungaholela esilinganisweni semithi abebeyiphuza akulungile ngesimo sabo sangempela sesifo.
UStephen Friend, umongameli nomsunguli weSage Bionetworks ojoyine i-Apple ngoJuni, uhola uphenyo. Umngani futhi, ngokwengezwa, uSage Bionetworks, bebengabalingani abalulekile be-ResearchKit. Le nkampani ingemuva kohlelo lokusebenza lokucwaninga lwe-Parkinson mPower, olwenza abagulayo bakaParkinson bakwazi ukubamba iqhaza kalula ocwaningweni "olukhulu noluphelele kunazo zonke" emhlabeni mayelana nalesi sifo.
Isazi sezinzwa saseSan Francisco Bay Area uDiana Blum utshele i-Fast Company ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwezingcingo ukuqapha iziguli zikaParkinson kungaba "iwindi elibalulekile lokutadisha" ukuqapha isikhathi phakathi kokuhambela kukaParkinson. Iziguli ziye kodokotela bazo. U-Apple unethemba lokuthi ucwaningo lukaMngani lungasiza ekwakheni isisekelo sobufakazi esiqinisekisa ukusebenza kokusebenzisa amadivayisi eselula ukuphatha izimpawu zesiguli.
I-Apple isebenze ukuqinisa ithimba layo le-ResearchKit. Ngokuqondile, ngokuqashwa kukaDkt.Ricky Bloomfield weDuke Center, ophambili kuhlelo lwe-ResearchKit neHealthKit. Omunye wemikhakha yocwaningo kaBloomfield yi-autism. Ikusasa leziguli eziningi zikaParkinson lingathuthukiswa ngokungathí sina ngenxa yocwaningo oluqalile nalapho i-Apple inethemba lokuthi izodlala indima ephambili.
