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Table 3 Local and global weights of needs (CR<0.1), median of the Local and global weights for the clinical and technical groups and t-test between the two groups.

From: Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to understand the most important factors to design and evaluate a telehealth system for Parkinson's disease

 

Group results GW (LW)

Median Technical

GW (LW)

Median Clinical

GW (LW)

GW t-test (LW t-test)

1 Performance

    

1.1 Motor symptoms assessment

0.064 (0.292)

0.064

(0.304)

0.032

(0.231)

0.522

(0.486)

1.2 ON/OFF fluctuations detection

0.085 (0.388)

0.099

(0.392)

0.078

(0.288)

0.269

(0.24)

1.3 Cognitive & behavioral assessment

0.042

(0.197)

0.030

(0.127)

0.041

(0.305)

0.844

(0.032)

1.4 Data mining & disease modelling

0.028

(0.129)

0.027

(0.090)

0.024

(0.120)

0.448

(0.664)

2. User experience

    

2.1 ↑wearability acceptance

0.102 (0.457)

0.077

(0.388)

0.068

(0.461)

0.782

(0.494)

2.2 User-friendly interfaces

0.068

(0.305)

0.077

(0.281)

0.047

(0.310)

0.849

(0.408)

2.3 Seamlessly integration

0.053

(0.237)

0.038

(0.322)

0.026

(0.169)

0.099

(0.107)

3 Clinical practice

    

3.1↑patient-clinician bond

0.054

(0.181)

0.041

(0.203)

0.048

(0.139)

0.695

(0.736)

3.2 ↑patient & carers knowledge

0.080

(0.270)

0.054

(0.25)

0.063

(0.245)

0.761

(0.593)

3.3 ↑self-management support

0.093

(0.314)

0.058

(0.290)

0.089

(0.284)

0.880

(0.849)

3.4 assist care givers

0.070

(0.235)

0.051

(0.201)

0.062

(0.259)

0.482 (0.814)

4 Economic

    

4.1 ↓visits and stays in hospital

0.022

(0.175)

0.015

(0.169)

0.027

(0.162)

0.313 (0.588)

4.2 ↑patient Quality of Life

0.063

(0.511)

0.051

(0.468)

0.035

(0.376)

0.826 (0.197)

4.3 Faster and more reliable diagnosis

0.039

(0.313)

0.029

(0.299)

0.050

(0.323)

0.189 (0.428)

5 Technical issues

    

5.1 Scalability and interoperability

0.040

(0.293)

0.039

(0.310)

0.026

(0.281)

0.472 (0.615)

5.2 Security and privacy

0.059

(0.430)

0.041

(0.464)

0.029

(0.396)

0.563 (0.600)

5.3 ↓maintenance and support cost

0.038

(0.277)

0.024

(0.177)

0.049

(0.367)

0.092 (0.341)