Open AccessSmartphone Global Positioning System (GPS) Data Enhances Recovery Assessment After Breast Cancer Surgery
Author(s) -
Nikhil Panda,
Ian Solsky,
Becky Hawrusik,
Gang Liu,
Harrison T. Reeder,
Stuart R. Lipsitz,
Eesha V Desai,
Kurt Lowery,
Kate Miller,
Michele A. Gadd,
Carrie C. Lubitz,
Barbara L. Smith,
Michelle C. Specht,
JukkaPekka Onnela,
Alex B. Haynes
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.764
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1534-4681
pISSN - 1068-9265
DOI - 10.1245/s10434-020-09004-5
Subject(s) - medicine , mastectomy , surgical oncology , demographics , quality of life (healthcare) , breast cancer , breast conserving surgery , prospective cohort study , smartphone app , surgery , cancer , demography , nursing , internet privacy , sociology , computer science
We sought to determine whether smartphone GPS data uncovered differences in recovery after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) and mastectomy, and how these data aligned with self-reported quality of life (QoL).