Open AccessDevelopment and Pilot Study of an iOS Smartphone Application for Perioperative Functional Capacity Assessment
Author(s) -
Daniel Rubin,
Allison Dalton,
Allyson Tank,
Mark Berkowitz,
David E. Arnolds,
Chuanhong Liao,
Rebecca M. Gerlach
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000004440
Subject(s) - medicine , pedometer , intraclass correlation , accelerometer , timed up and go test , perioperative , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical activity , computer science , surgery , clinical psychology , balance (ability) , operating system , psychometrics
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 methods that have demonstrated the ability to evaluate functional capacity and predict perioperative outcomes. Smartphones offer a novel method to facilitate functional capacity assessment as they can easily administer a survey and accelerometers can track patient activity during a 6MWT. We developed a smartphone application to administer a 6MWT and DASI survey and performed a pilot study to evaluate the accuracy of a smartphone-based functional capacity tool in our Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine Clinic.