Feasibility of Using Wearables for Home Monitoring during Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer-Results from the OncoWatch 1.0 Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Consumer wearables allow objective health data monitoring, e.g., of physical activity and heart rate, which might change over a cancer treatment course. Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) receiving radiotherapy (RT) with curative intent typically experience side effects such as pain, decreased appetite, and dehydration, which may lead to hospitalizations. Therefore, health data monitoring could be important to understand a patient’s condition outside the hospital. The OncoWatch 1.0 study investigated the feasibility of using smartwatches for patients with HNC receiving RT. Methods: This study was a prospective, single-cohort feasibility study. The inclusion criteria were patients ≥ 18 years of age who planned to receive curatively intended radiotherapy for HNC. Consenting

SUBMITTER: Hollander-Mieritz C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9857313 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature