GPS and Smartphone Technology for Real-World Measurement of Community Mobility in Healthcare.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A primary goal of physical medicine and rehabilitation is restoring community mobility after injury or illness. However, there is no clinically accepted real-world method to measure community mobility, which fundamentally limits our ability to evaluate treatment effectiveness. This study aimed to develop and validate a digital framework using GPS-enabled smartphones and inertial sensors to monitor community mobility and estimate clinical function in individuals with chronic stroke or lower limb amputation (LLA).

Methods

Ninety individuals with chronic stroke or LLA underwent remote monitoring for 3-9 months. Participants completed standard clinical assessments, and daily mobility data were extracted from GPS and step count features. We conducted four analyses: (

SUBMITTER: Nataletti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12503853 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature