Do Measures of Real-World Physical Behavior Provide Insights Into the Well-Being and Physical Function of Cancer Survivors?

As cancer survival rates increase, promoting health-related quality of life for survivors becomes crucial. Traditional methods to assess physical function in cancer survivors, such as patient-reported outcomes and physical performance tests, have limitations. Wearable sensors can capture real-world physical behavior, offering a less burdensome, continuous monitoring option in individuals living with cancer.

In collaboration with researchers at Colorado State University, VivoSense recently conducted a study to examine the relationship between digital measures of physical behavior and established physical function measures in cancer survivors. Findings from the study were recently published in JMIR Cancer and indicated that these digital measures are more closely related to aerobic fitness than to patient-reported physical function and well-being. This suggests that real-world physical behavior captured by wearable sensors can provide additional insights into physical function in cancer survivors, complementing traditional assessment methods.

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This paper is part of a series on assessing physical function and well-being in cancer survivors:

• Capturing Real-World Physical Behavior in Cancer Survivors
• Assessing Physical Function Using Wearable Sensors in Cancer Survivors
• Webinar on Holistic Measures of Physical Functioning in Cancer