Wearable devices help detect chronic health problems
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (QNA) – Data collected by smart watches and smart rings can be used to predict flare-ups of chronic health problems and improve the relationship between them, according to a study by experts at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Even the deterioration of symptoms can be identified.
A study published in the Gastroenterology Journal found that wearable devices sold by Apple, Fitbit, Oura and others may prove to be an effective tool for monitoring chronic inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Masu. Inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract.
Specifically, the team monitored biomarkers such as heart rate variability, oxygen levels, daily activity, and heart rate in more than 300 participants.
The team found that the above biomarkers were affected when participants showed inflammatory symptoms of ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease. Remarkably, the biomarkers measured by the wearable device also shifted in the absence of visible symptoms and changed seven weeks before symptoms appeared.
These physiological markers can detect inflammation even in the absence of symptoms and distinguish whether symptoms are driven by active inflammation in the gut. (QNA)
