Advantages and Limitations of Wearable Activity Trackers: Considerations for Patients and Clinicians.
Background: Exercise, light physical activity, and decreased sedentary time all have been associated with health benefits following cancer diagnoses. Commercially available wearable activity trackers may help patients monitor and self-manage their behaviors to achieve these benefits. Objectives: Thi...
| Publicado en: | Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing Vol. 20; no. 6; pp. 606 - 611 |
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Oncology Nursing Society
Dec2016
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