Investigating the prognostic value of digital mobility outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
Sara C ButteryParris J WilliamsSaeed M AlghamdiKeir E J PhilipAlexis PerkinsConstantinos KallisJennifer Kathleen QuintMichael I PolkeySofie BreulsJoren BuekersNikolaos ChynkiamisLaura Delgado OrtizHeleen DemeyerAnja FreiJudith M Garcia-AymerichElena Gimeno-SantosSarah KochDimitrios MegaritisAshley PolhemusThierry TroostersIoannis VogiatzisHenrik WatzNicholas S HopkinsonPublished in: European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society (2023)
Daily step count and gait speed are negatively associated with mortality risk and other important outcomes in people with COPD and therefore may have value as prognostic indicators in clinical trials, but the quantity and quality of evidence is limited. Larger studies with consistent methodologies are called for.