Evaluating the technical use of a Fitbit during an intervention for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension with quality of life as primary endpoint: Lessons learned from the UPHILL study

Abstract

Abstract This article examines technical use of Fitbit during an intervention for pulmonary hypertension (PAH)‐patients. Technical issues with the device led to data being unavailable(37.5%). During intervention objective daily physical activity (DPA) decreased and subjective DPA increased. This emphasizes that an assessment of DPA in PAH requires incorporating both objective and subjective measurements.

Keywords

• daily physical activity
• pulmonary hypertension
• smartwatch
• technical use