People with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases constantly live with the risk of sudden acute crises. According to a study by American scientists, health values have measured with smartwatches and other popular wearables a prediction for a maximum period of seven weeks.
“This is the first major study that proves that the physiological measurements that are registered by portable devices that make anti-inflammatory and symptomatic glitter and symptomatic glitter, distinguish and predict (Van Crohn and Colitis Colitis. School of Medicine in New York and are co-authors in the magazine” Gastroenterology.
Great potential for predictions
The treatment options for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis have improved drastically in the last two decades. There are more and more immunologically high -effective medicines available to keep the diseases under control in the long term, so that serious spreads of disease with complications and the necessary operations are prevented. However, it would be important to predict possible crises as early as possible to guarantee sufficient prevention by changing or intensifying therapy.
The American researchers therefore investigated how such predictions of smartwatches (Apple Watch), fitness trackers (Fitbit) or fitness rings (Oura Health) could be distracted. With 309 participants in the study, who wore such wearables for at least eight hours a day, they evaluated the data (heart rate, resting frequency, heart rate variability, daily steps and oxygen saturation of the blood).
Possible for almost two months lead time
In addition, the data from the usual medical laboratory tests, such as inflammatory parameters: C-reactive protein, blood control, relief examinations. The participants also had to lead a diary about their subjectively felt health status. The middle observation period was approximately seven months.
The heart rate variability (HRV), which was changed during the day, turned out to be particularly useful. High values, ie a strong adjustment of the heart rate to the respective burden, are considered an indication of a good health status. “The circadians (who occurred for 24 hours; note) HRV patterns differed considerably between phases of inflammatory sickness of your and their disappearance, as well as between acute slots with symptoms and their new losing weight,” the scientists wrote.
Values were also registered with the pulse frequency and rest pulse measurements. Finally, the number of daily steps started.
You could probably distract even longer -term predictions for the course of Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. “Variability of the heartbeat, heart rate and rest pulse speed, steps and oxygen saturation of the blood were changed considerably in seven weeks before inflammatory and symptomatic sickness absence spurts,” summarized the authors of the study.
Source: Krone
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