BACKGROUND: Functional capacity assessment plays a core role in the preoperative
evaluation. The Duke Activity Status Index (DASI) and the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) are 2 …

Low physical activity (PA) levels are common in hospitalized patients. Digital health tools
could be valuable in preventing the negative effects of inactivity. We therefore developed …

Abstract Editor's Perspective What We Already Know about This Topic Functional capacity is
thought to be an important part of preoperative assessment, but it is hard to assess without …

Background Consumer wrist-worn wearable activity monitors are widely available, low cost
and are able to provide a direct measurement of several markers of physical activity. Despite …

Background Accurate assessment of functional capacity, a predictor of postoperative
morbidity and mortality, is essential to improving surgical planning and outcomes. We …

Smartphones are increasingly powerful computers that fit in our pocket. Thanks to dedicated
applications or Apps, they can connect with external sensors to record, analyze, display …

Background Guidelines recommend detecting poor functional capacity (VO 2max< 14 ml.
kg− 1. min− 1) to assess preoperative cardiac risk. This screening is performed via a …

Background: Preoperative assessment is crucial to prevent the risk of complications of
surgical operations and is usually focused on functional capacity. The increasing availability …

BACKGROUND In order to deliver optimal patient care, spine surgeons must integrate
technological changes to arrive at novel measures of functional outcomes. Historically …

Importance Patient-generated health data captured from smartphone sensors have the
potential to better quantify the physical outcomes of surgery. The ability of these data to …