Physical Activity Monitoring Among BMT Patients

Physical Activity Monitoring Among Bone Marrow Transplant Patients: An Apple Watch Feasibility Study

This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of an apple watch-based application to promote physical activity among bone marrow transplant (BMT) patients.

The research objective is to test the feasibility of using an Apple Watch-based system with the capacity to monitor BMT patients' physical activity and other patient reported outcomes at an ongoing basis within the inpatient BMT setting at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center (UKMCC). The central hypothesis in this project is that the Apple Watch-based system designed based on user-centered design principles and the proposed study method will yield high feasibility.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Design Phase: Post 100 days BMT patients, family caregivers and providers
• Trial Phase: New BMT patients

Exclusion Criteria:

• under 18 years old;
• can't communicate, read or write in English;
• having any communicable infection or showing the signs of it, including coughing, fever, or rash;
• and incapable of completing the assigned research activities.