Physical Activity Assessment Using an Activity Tracker in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Axial Spondyloarthritis: Prospective Observational Study.

Charlotte Jacquemin Hervé Servy Anna Moltó Jérémie Sellam Violaine Foltz Frédérique Gandjbakhch Christophe Hudry Stéphane Mitrovic Bruno Fautrel Laure Gossec

Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2018)

Patients with RA and axSpA performed insufficient physical activity with similar levels in both groups, despite the differences between the 2 diseases. Activity trackers allow longitudinal assessment of physical activity in these patients. The good adherence to this study and the good acceptability of wearing activity trackers confirmed the feasibility of the use of a mobile activity tracker in patients with rheumatic diseases.

Keyphrases

physical activity
end stage renal disease
body mass index
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
ankylosing spondylitis
disease activity
insulin resistance
patient reported
interstitial lung disease