Walking on common ground: a cross-disciplinary scoping review on the clinical utility of digital mobility outcomes.

ABSTRACT: Physical mobility is essential to health, and patients often rate it as a high-priority clinical outcome. Digital mobility outcomes (DMOs), such as real-world gait speed or step count, show promise as clinical measures in many medical conditions. However, current research is nascent and fragmented by discipline. This scoping review maps existing evidence on the clinical utility of DMOs, identifying commonalities across traditional disciplinary divides. In November 2019, 11 databases were searched for records investigating the validity and responsiveness of 34 DMOs in four diverse medical conditions (Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hip fracture). Searches yielded 19,672 unique records. After screening, 855 records representing 775 studies were

SUBMITTER: Polhemus A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8516969 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature