Validity and reliability of an app-based medical device to empower individuals in evaluating their physical capacities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle strength are valid markers of health and strong predictors of mortality and morbidity. The tests used to measure these variables require in-person visits with specialized equipment and trained personnel-leading to organizational constraints both for patients and hospitals, and making them difficult to implement at a large scale. In this context, technologies embedded in smartphones offer new opportunities to develop remote tests.

Objectives

This study aimed to test the validity and reliability of MediEval, a newly developed app-based medical device that allows individuals to perform the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and the 30-second sit-to-stand (30s-STS) test on their own using GPS signal and camera detection with a skeleton extr

SUBMITTER: Mazeas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10414674 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature