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The Use of Wearable Devices in Oncology Patients: A Systematic Review

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Chow, Ronald, Drkulec, Hannah, Im, James H B, Tsai, Jane, Nafees, Abdulwadud, Kumar, Swetlana, Hou, Tristan, Fazelzad, Rouhi +4 more·2024·The Oncologist

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Introduction: The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the current literature on wearable technologies in oncology patients for the purpose of prognostication, treatment monitoring, and rehabilitation planning. Methods: A search was conducted in Medline ALL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, Emcare, CINAHL, Scopus, and Web of Science, up until February 2022. Articles were included if they reported on consumer grade and/or non-commercial wearable devices in the setting of either prognostication, treatment monitoring or rehabilitation. Results: We found 199 studies reporting on 18 513 patients suitable for inclusion. One hundred and eleven studies used wearable device data primarily for the purposes of rehabilitation, 68 for treatment monitoring, and 20 for prognostication. The most commonly-reported brands of wearable devices were ActiGraph (71 studies; 36%), Fitbit (37 studies; 19%), Garmin (13 studies; 7%), and ActivPAL (11 studies; 6%). Daily minutes of physical activity were measured in 121 studies (61%), and daily step counts were measured in 93 studies (47%). Adherence was reported in 86 studies, and ranged from 40% to 100%; of these, 63 (74%) reported adherence in excess of 80%. Conclusion: Wearable devices may provide valuable data for the purposes of treatment monitoring, prognostication, and rehabilitation. Future studies should investigate live-time monitoring of collected data, which may facilitate directed interventions.

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Chow, R., Drkulec, H., Im, J. H. B., Tsai, J., Nafees, A., Kumar, S., Hou, T., Fazelzad, R., Leighl, N. B., Krzyzanowska, M., Wong, P., & Raman, S.
Affiliations
  • University Health Network (CA)
  • University of Toronto (CA)
  • Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
Corresponding author
Raman, Srinivas
Venue
The Oncologist
Published
2023-11-16
Volume
29
Issue
4
Pages
e419-e430
ISSN
  • 1083-7159 (ISSN-L)
  • 1549-490X
OpenAlex
W4388722167
Cited by
85
References
210
Citations by year
2026: 36 · 2025: 36 · 2024: 13
FWCI
4.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • The Oncologist (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • CARO-CROF Pamela Catton Summer Studentship Award
  • Robert L. Tundermann and Christine E. Couturier philanthropic funds
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
Keywords
wearable devices, cancer patients, outcome prediction, treatment monitoring, rehabilitation, physical activity, step count, device adherence, ActiGraph, Fitbit, Garmin, activPAL
MeSH terms
Wearable Electronic Devices, Humans, Neoplasms, Exercise

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