The Use of Wearable Devices in Oncology Patients: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the current literature on wearable technologies in oncology patients for the purpose of prognostication, treatment monitoring, and rehabilitation planning.

Methods

A search was conducted in Medline ALL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, Emcare, CINAHL, Scopus, and Web of Science, up until February 2022. Articles were included if they reported on consumer grade and/or non-commercial wearable devices in the setting of either prognostication, treatment monitoring or rehabilitation.

Results

We found 199 studies reporting on 18 513 patients suitable for inclusion. One hundred and eleven studies used wearable device data primarily for the purposes of rehabilitation, 68 for treatment monito

SUBMITTER: Chow R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10994271 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature