Feasibility, validity and reliability of objective smartphone measurements of physical activity and fitness in patients with cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A patient's physical function plays a leading role in the treatment prescription for patients with cancer. Objective assessments of physical function may be more predictive for treatment tolerability and survival than frequently used subjective measures, such as the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group/World Health Organization (ECOG/WHO) performance score. The use of smartphones to measure physical activity and fitness may provide an excellent opportunity to objectively estimate a patient's physical function against low costs and little time. We investigated feasibility, validity and reliability of smartphone measurements of step count and physical fitness in patients with cancer.

Methods

In total, 72 patients participated. They wore a smartphone for 14 days to mea

SUBMITTER: Douma JAJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6206914 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature