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Fitbit-type devices useful for coaching but not clinically accurate in COPD

from AJMC

Fitbit-type devices useful for coaching but not clinically accurate in COPD AJMC Consumer-based activity trackers are inaccurate as a tool to measure physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but can be helpful as a coaching tool, according to a study published in PLoS One. As more patients with COPD receive recommendations to increase physical activity as a nonpharmacological intervention, patients may want to use consumer-based trackers to monitor their daily activity as they are easy to use, provide real-time feedback, and can provide activity-related information including step counts, energy expenditure, intensity of activities, and heart rate. But the accuracy of these consumer devices for clinical use or as a coaching device is unknown. READ MORE

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