Objective Measurements of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Using Wearable Devices in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis: Protocol for a Systematic Review

Carlin, Thomas; Soulard, Julie; Aubourg, Timothée; Knitza, Johannes; Vuillerme, Nicolas

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“…To avoid this, the search strategy included all fields and was not limited to the titles and abstracts. We used a thorough systematic and transparent methodology to conduct this review [ 32 ]. Despite this, only a few studies were included in the review, and we encountered some challenges when comparing across studies because of varying methods and reported results.…”

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“…This systematic review’s protocol was developed based on the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) statement. It was registered in PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews; CRD42020182398) and was published in November 2021 [ 32 ].…”

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“…The Boolean operators AND and OR were used to combine keywords relevant to the population, wearable devices, and the outcomes of physical activity or sedentary behavior and were searched in all fields. The detailed search strategy is presented in the review protocol recently published in JMIR Research Protocols [ 32 ].…”

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“…As indicated in the published review protocol [32], as the purpose of this review was not to assess the clinical effects of interventions, we did not perform a risk of bias assessment [34][35][36]. Indeed, as mentioned in the Introduction section, this review was designed to identify and synthesize the available evidence on the use of wearable devices to quantify physical activity or sedentary behavior among patients with axSpA.…”

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“…However, to the best of our knowledge, no study has assessed the use of wearables to objectively monitor physical activity and sedentary behavior in patients with axSpA. We designed the present review to identify and synthesize the currently available evidence on the use of wearable activity trackers as outcome measures for physical activity and sedentary behavior in patients with axSpA [ 32 ]. We aimed to answer the following research question: which wearable devices, assessment methods, and associated outcomes are commonly used to quantify physical activity or sedentary behavior among patients with axSpA?…”

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Wearables for Measuring the Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior of Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis: Systematic Review

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Background Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is an inflammatory rheumatic disease associated with chronic back pain and restricted mobility and physical function. Increasing physical activity is a viable strategy for improving the health and quality of life of patients with axSpA. Thus, quantifying physical activity and sedentary behavior in this population is relevant to clinical outcomes and disease management. However, to the best of our knowledge, no systematic review to date has identified and synthesized the available evidence on the use of wearable devices to objectively measure the physical activity or sedentary behavior of patients with axSpA. Objective This study aimed to review the literature on the use of wearable activity trackers as outcome measures for physical activity and sedentary behavior in patients with axSpA. Methods PubMed, PEDro, and Cochrane electronic databases were searched in July 2021 for relevant original articles, with no limits on publication dates. Studies were included if they were original articles, targeted adults with a diagnosis of axSpA, and reported wearable device–measured physical activity or sedentary behavior among patients with axSpA. Data regarding the study’s characteristics, the sample description, the methods used for measuring physical activity and sedentary behavior (eg, wearable devices, assessment methods, and outcomes), and the main results of the physical activity and sedentary behavior assessments were extracted. Results A total of 31 studies were initially identified; 13 (13/31, 42%) met the inclusion criteria, including 819 patients with axSpA. All the studies used accelerometer-based wearable devices to assess physical activity. Of the 13 studies, 4 (4/31, 31%) studies also reported outcomes related to sedentary behavior. Wearable devices were secured on the wrists (3/13 studies, 23%), lower back (3/13, 23%), right hip (3/13, 23%), waist (2/13, 15%), anterior thigh (1/13, 8%), or right arm (1/13, 8%). The methods for reporting physical activity and sedentary behavior were heterogeneous. Approximately 77% (10/13) of studies had a monitoring period of 1 week, including weekend days. Conclusions To date, few studies have used wearable devices to quantify the physical activity and sedentary behavior of patients with axSpA. The methodologies and results were heterogeneous, and none of these studies assessed the psychometric properties of these wearables in this specific population. Further investigation in this direction is needed before using wearable device–measured physical activity and sedentary behavior as outcome measures in intervention studies in patients with axSpA. Trial Registration PROSPERO CRD42020182398; https://tinyurl.com/ec22jzkt International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) RR2-10.2196/23359

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