Characterization of Influenza-Like Illness Burden Using Commercial Wearable Sensor Data and Patient-Reported Outcomes: Mixed Methods Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The burden of influenza-like illness (ILI) is typically estimated via hospitalizations and deaths. However, ILI-associated morbidity that does not require hospitalization remains poorly characterized.

Objective

The main objective of this study was to characterize ILI burden using commercial wearable sensor data and investigate the extent to which these data correlate with self-reported illness severity and duration. Furthermore, we aimed to determine whether ILI-associated changes in wearable sensor data differed between care-seeking and non-care-seeking populations as well as between those with confirmed influenza infection and those with ILI symptoms only.

Methods

This study comprised participants enrolled in either the FluStudy2020 or the Home Testing of

SUBMITTER: Hunter V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10131710 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature