Apple Watch Can Accurately Assess Frailty, Finds Stanford Study (macrumors.com) 15
The Apple Watch can accurately determine a user's "frailty," according to the findings of a recently-published study from Stanford University. MacRumors reports: Frailty can be determined using a six-minute walking test (6MWT), and the metric is a general standard used to evaluate the functional mobility and exercise capacity of a patient. Higher scores indicate "healthier cardiac, respiratory, circulatory, and neuromuscular function," according to Apple. Conducted by Stanford University researchers and funded by Apple, the study provided 110 Veterans Affairs patients with cardiovascular disease with an iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 3. Patients conducted regular at-home six-minute walking tests, which were then compared to their standard in-clinic 6MWT performance.
The study found that an Apple Watch was able to accurately assess frailty with a sensitivity of 90 percent and specificity of 85 percent when supervised in a clinical setting. When assessed in an unsupervised setting at home, the Apple Watch was able to accurately assess frailty with a sensitivity of 83 percent and specificity of 60 percent. The findings indicate that passive activity data gathered by the Apple Watch is an accurate predictor of in-clinic 6MWT performance.
The study found that an Apple Watch was able to accurately assess frailty with a sensitivity of 90 percent and specificity of 85 percent when supervised in a clinical setting. When assessed in an unsupervised setting at home, the Apple Watch was able to accurately assess frailty with a sensitivity of 83 percent and specificity of 60 percent. The findings indicate that passive activity data gathered by the Apple Watch is an accurate predictor of in-clinic 6MWT performance.
Behold, the Death Clock (Score:1)
Behold, the Death Clock [youtube.com]
It’s occasionally off by a few seconds, what with free will and all.
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The correct term is "heterosexually challenged".
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It is not unique to Apple's watch. All insurance companies will require it. But going with Apple's record, they will wrap their IP in proprietary layers with aggressive legal protection so it can most effectively be used as a weapon by the insurance biz against customers.
This could be Apple's "nasty" opportunity. Google has control and dominance in the nasty parts of advertising. Apple could focus on doing the same in healthcare.
My Watch Just Notified Me (Score:2)
"Don't put phone in back pocket."
Matthew Mcconaughey (Score:2)
Nicely done advertisement for Apple (Score:3)
Most running watches with a heartrate monitor, step counter and GPS will be able to do this, nothing specific or special about Apple here.
It depends on the data accuracy (Score:2)
It really depends on how accurate the data is. There are a bunch of "smart" devices on android that fail to sync reliably; my friend's dad has one that hasn't synced for months for some unknown reason.
And, it's unclear how accurate its data is. Normal people probably have no idea how accurate the measurements are. Do you?
Assess Frailty (Score:1)
Simple. Anyone who wears an Apple watch is a wimp.
Also drunkenness (Score:2)
Although that might be detected sooner than 6 minutes. The system also live streams your sobriety test so everyone can see it.
I've been doing 6MWTs at NIH for a decade (Score:2)
I bought an Apple Watch in