An Assessment of Physical Activity Data Collected via a Smartphone App and a Smart Band in Breast Cancer Survivors: Observational Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Although distress screening is crucial for cancer survivors, it is not easy for clinicians to recognize distress. Physical activity (PA) data collected by mobile devices such as smart bands and smartphone apps have the potential to be used to screen distress in breast cancer survivors. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess data collection rates of smartphone apps and smart bands in terms of PA data, investigate the correlation between PA data from mobile devices and distress-related questionnaires from smartphone apps, and demonstrate factors associated with data collection with smart bands and smartphone apps in breast cancer survivors. METHODS:In this prospective observational study, patients who underwent surgery for breast cancer at Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republ

SUBMITTER: Chung IY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6788332 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature