Wearable Device-Measured Physical Activity for Predicting Hospitalization-Associated Disability in Older Patients With Heart Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospitalization-associated disability (HAD) is linked to poor post-discharge outcomes in older individuals with heart failure (HF). We investigated whether HAD could be predicted by physical activity measured using a wearable device.

Methods and results

We retrospectively analyzed data from 104 older individuals with HF whose physical activity was recorded for 3 consecutive days after initiating cardiac rehabilitation. Physical activity was categorized as sedentary behavior (≤1.5 metabolic equivalents [METs]), light-intensity physical activity (LPA; 1.6-2.9 METs), and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (≥3.0 METs). HAD was observed in 31 (29.8%) individuals. LPA duration was significantly shorter in the HAD than non-HAD group (mean [±SD] 45.7±24.9 vs. 121.2±67

SUBMITTER: Yoshida Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12782908 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature