Phenotyping Adopters of Mobile Applications Among Patients With COPD: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Effectiveness of technology-based interventions to improve physical activity (PA) in people with COPD is controversial. Mixed results may be due to participants' characteristics influencing their use of and engagement with mobile health apps. This study compared demographic, clinical, physical and PA characteristics of patients with COPD using and not using mobile apps in daily life. Patients with COPD who used smartphones were asked about their sociodemographic and clinic characteristics, PA habits and use of mobile apps (general and PA-related). Participants performed a six-minute walk test (6MWT), gait speed test and wore an accelerometer for 7 days. Data were compared between participants using (App Users) and not using (Non-App Users) mobile apps. A sub-analysis was conducted comparin

SUBMITTER: Flora S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9397739 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature