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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Digital Health
  • Patient-Reported Outcomes

Background:

  • Wearable devices are increasingly used in research and clinical settings.
  • The clinical relevance of data from wearable devices, particularly in relation to validated outcomes, is not yet fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between smartwatch-measured physical activity and patient-centered outcomes in individuals with heart failure.

Main Methods:

  • The CHIEF-HF (Canagliflozin: Impact on Health Status, Quality of Life and Functional Status in Heart Failure) trial enrolled heart failure patients with smartphones.
  • Participants used a Fitbit Versa 2, and completed the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) serially.
  • Linear regression models assessed the association between daily step count/floors climbed and KCCQ scores (Total Symptom and Physical Limitation) at baseline and over 12 weeks.

Main Results:

  • A total of 425 patients were included; 44.5% were women, and 40.9% had reduced ejection fraction.
  • Higher daily step counts correlated with better baseline KCCQ-Total Symptom and KCCQ-Physical Limitation scores (P < 0.001).
  • Changes in daily step count were significantly associated with nonlinear changes in KCCQ-Total Symptom (P = 0.004) and KCCQ-Physical Limitation (P = 0.003) scores.

Conclusions:

  • Daily step count demonstrates a nonlinear association with health status in heart failure patients, both at baseline and longitudinally.
  • These findings support the utility of wearable device data for assessing heart failure patient status.
  • The results can aid in the interpretation of wearable sensor data within clinical and research contexts for heart failure management.