Understanding patterns of fatigue in health and disease: protocol for an ecological momentary assessment study using digital technologies.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Fatigue is prevalent across a wide range of medical conditions and can be debilitating and distressing. It is likely that fatigue is experienced differently according to the underlying aetiology, but this is poorly understood. Digital health technologies present a promising approach to give new insights into fatigue.The aim of this study is to use digital health technologies, real-time self-reports and qualitative interview data to investigate how fatigue is experienced over time in participants with myeloma, long COVID, heart failure and in controls without problematic fatigue. Objectives are to understand which sensed parameters add value to the characterisation of fatigue and to determine whether study processes are feasible, acceptable and scalable.

Methods and

SUBMITTER: Adam R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11131111 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature