Model Accurately Predicts SCD Pain Scores Using Apple Watch Data

AJMC November 14, 2023
Julia Bonavitacola

Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who wore an Apple Watch and reported daily pain scores could have their pain scores accurately predicted during hospital admission for vaso-occlusive crises and after discharge.

Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who had vaso-occlusive crises (VOC) that required hospital admission could have their high pain scores accurately predicted during admission and after discharge through wearing an Apple Watch, according to a study published in Frontiers in Digital Health.

SCD is a severe red blood cell disorder that affects 20 million individuals around the world. VOCs, which are recurrent episodes of acute and severe pain, are the most common complication of SCD, and they can affect any part of the body. Treatment of VOCs...

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