An observational study investigating the use of patient-owned technology to quantify physical activity in survivors of critical illness

• Published in: Australian critical care Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 137 - 143
• Main Authors: Gluck, Samuel, Summers, Matthew James, Finnis, Mark Edward, Andrawos, Alice, Goddard, Thomas Paul, Hodgson, Carol Lynette, Iwashyna, Theodore John, Deane, Adam Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2020
• Subjects: Accelerometer; Adult; Aged; Critical Illness - rehabilitation; Data Collection; Exercise; Female; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Male; Middle Aged; Nursing; Patient Outcome Assessment; Pedometer; Smartphone; Smartphone - instrumentation; Step count; Survivors; Technology; Patient outcome assessment; Accelerometer; Pedometer; Smartphone; Step count

Physical activity after intensive care unit (ICU) discharge is challenging to measure but could inform research and practice. A patient's smartphone may provide a novel method to quantify physical activity. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of using smartphone step counts among...