Physical activity, patient-reported symptoms, and clinical events: Insights into postprocedural recovery from personal digital devices
Victoria Bartlett, Joseph S. Ross, Nilay D. Shah, Laura Ciaccio, Joseph G. Akar, Peter A. Noseworthy, Sanket S. Dhruva
Abstract
Background: Personal digital devices may offer insights into patient recovery and an approach for remote monitoring after procedures. Objective: To examine associations between activity measured using personal digital devices, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), and clinical events among patients after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) or bariatric surgery. Methods: We aggregated personal digital device, PROM, and electronic health record data in a study conducted at 2 health systems. We used Fitbit devices for step count assessments, KardiaMobile for cardiac rhythm assessments, and PROMs for pain and palpitations over 5 weeks. Results: = .02). Conclusion: Personal digital device and PROM data can provide insight into postprocedural recovery outside of usual clinical settings and may inform follow-up and clinical decision-making. (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03436082).