News-Medical.Net November 20, 2022
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.

A new Johns Hopkins study shows that data gathered from wearable activity trackers can be used to obtain several metrics associated with the user’s general physical health and cardiovascular health status. While these sensors are generally marketed as daily step counters, the Johns Hopkins research team believes they could potentially serve a greater purpose: supporting clinical care for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and other chronic diseases.

The study was published in npj Digital Medicine on Nov. 9.

The purpose of this study was to show that clinically relevant metrics beyond daily step count can be derived from these wearable activity monitors. Historically, remote monitoring of a patient’s physical status has been challenging. We wanted to meet that...

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Topics: Digital Health, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Survey / Study, Technology, Trends, Wearables
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