Take it with a grain of salt? As you are making claims against the reliability and veracity of Stanford University School of Medicine's study, please back it up with specifics and facts that support your conclusion.
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Apple Watch Can Accurately Assess Frailty, Finds Stanford Study
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Take it with a grain of salt? As you are making claims against the reliability and veracity of Stanford University School of Medicine's study, please back it up with specifics and facts that support your conclusion.
These corporation funded studies and research studies are fake! They are predetermine to reach a favorite conclusion.
I love reading about things like this - the data is there, lets develop more ways to use it. My cardiologist is 50/50 i think on using my watch data though I tried taking and ECG when I was having my non-treated issue and couldn't hold my finger on it for 30 seconds. UGH.
A friend shared last week she bought herself a Galaxy watch for Christmas. She was out in the yard pulling bushes down and jerked one really hard and almost fell. in a few minutes she had calls from both her sons asking if she was ok. She had triggered the fall detection on it. She was very happy how it worked.
My grandma fell and it was a couple of days before anyone knew and helped her, she needed an Apple Watch. My mom just replaced my Dad's with the SE. He just needs fall detection because with his pacemaker and numb fingers, the ECG doesn't work well for him. At 53, my watch is rarely OFF my wrist, looking forward to see what comes next.
And for those scoffing at the use of the 7 and v3 of the watch well, look how good it was at that generation - i'm sure it has only improved and we all will benefit. These studies take time too, gather the data and study it. And you can't say Stanford wasn't credible either.
A friend shared last week she bought herself a Galaxy watch for Christmas. She was out in the yard pulling bushes down and jerked one really hard and almost fell. in a few minutes she had calls from both her sons asking if she was ok. She had triggered the fall detection on it. She was very happy how it worked.
My grandma fell and it was a couple of days before anyone knew and helped her, she needed an Apple Watch. My mom just replaced my Dad's with the SE. He just needs fall detection because with his pacemaker and numb fingers, the ECG doesn't work well for him. At 53, my watch is rarely OFF my wrist, looking forward to see what comes next.
And for those scoffing at the use of the 7 and v3 of the watch well, look how good it was at that generation - i'm sure it has only improved and we all will benefit. These studies take time too, gather the data and study it. And you can't say Stanford wasn't credible either.
The term false positive has little meaning without further context. The only conditions the Apple Watch 1-lead EKG can reasonably detect currently are significant dysrhythmias like atrial fibrillation. It can also detect bradycardia (low rate) or tachycardia (high rate), but those numbers can be encountered physiologically, depending on the individual. Over time, the monitoring capabilities of wearables will increase and enable detection of conditions before they cause serious harm or death.
Absolutely — just get her one, and take the time to explain the operation to her. My Mom has one too, and it definitely gives me peace of mind.
Not perfectly fine while only running 18 hours on a charge. I use my watch throughout the day, so it sits on the charger, not my wrist, at night.
Yeah, that’s exactly what I thought.
Yeah, “gracefully”. We have no way to know if Apple actually sells the data or just only use it for research. Hope it’s the latter but there is no way to prove that, which is why I am always skeptical with these claims.
GREAT. people will be freaking out. speeding to the nearest emergency room telling the doctors my Apple Watch says I have this deadly disease. Like there already is not enough scary commercials advertising all sorts of PILLS if you have this disease. LOVELY.
Let's try taking all the unhealthy food the restaurants are trying to push on us. And all the sweets at the front door as soon as you walk into the grocery store.
Let's try taking all the unhealthy food the restaurants are trying to push on us. And all the sweets at the front door as soon as you walk into the grocery store.
"My moms closing in on 90 and is on her 3rd watch."
Your mother is nearly 90 and 99 years of age at the same time?
It was a "longitudinal study" meaning the study monitored participants over a relatively long period of time (usually several years). The other main category of study is a "cross sectional study" which is more of a snapshot in time and usually only collects data over a few days to a few weeks. Because of the amount of time involved in this study, an iPhone 7 and AW3 would be appropriate, you would not want to switch devices mid-study.
There was a book written a few years ago titled "Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness". The premise of the book was that we can intentionally, subtly influence our decision making by making changes to our immediate environment. We can "nudge" ourselves and/or loved ones into making better choices through what we surround ourselves with, read, listen to, look at, etc. Apple Watch and closing the 3 daily rings is a perfect example of a "nudge". Apple can't "make" us exercise more, but they give us the tools, feedback, and gentle reminders to help those of us who want exercise more to successfully accomplish our goals.It is generally something about "statistics". If you monitor values in an accurate manner, you will detect a development. Be it positive or negative.
The good thing: We are monitoring values over a long period, we dit not monitor that close before.
The even better thing: If a value goes "down", you have the opportunity to do something against it.
I discovered a climbing cardiofitness in my values. Just by walking a bit more (I am usually lazy...). Great. I will go on with that and walk even (a bit...) more.
All in all: Great
The thing I think is interesting is I'm an avid bicycle rider who sometimes goes for walks. I find that the fact that the watch can only test for v02 max is for walking and running. You'd swear I'm an invalid if you were looking at my v02 max from walks. But when I cycle I'm pushing decent wattage for over an hour. I dunno. Maybe if I took up running
I'd have a better v02 max from the watch. But a lot of the other things are really helpful.
I'd have a better v02 max from the watch. But a lot of the other things are really helpful.