Everyone already knows that the Apple Watch has a strong focus on health , but now a study is evaluating whether the smartwatch is capable of detecting Covid-19 and other respiratory diseases, such as the flu.
“The objective of the study is to verify if the information collected by the Apple Watch and the iPhone can detect early signs of respiratory diseases such as Covid-19”, says the description of the research carried out by the Seattle Flu Study , in the United States.
The survey takes six months and each participant will receive an Apple Watch. Volunteers also need to answer a series of questions in the Apple Research app about respiratory symptoms.
During the survey period, participants will, in addition to the Apple Watch health monitoring, test Covid-19 frequently. To participate, all you need to do is live in Seattle, United States, be over 21 years old, be available to take part in the study for six months and have an iPhone 6s or higher. The number of volunteers that will be analyzed was not disclosed.
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Apple Watch and heart disease
If coronavirus symptoms still can’t be measured by Apple Watch, heart disease can . At least that’s what a study published in PLUS ONE says . The research followed, for six months, 110 patients who needed to perform procedures related to the heart. They were equipped with an iPhone 7 and an Apple Watch Series 3 with the VascTrac survey app installed.
The study concluded that “cardiovascular frailty and functional capacity can be monitored and assessed remotely in patients with heart disease, allowing for monitoring with greater resolution.” In addition to remote monitoring being less stressful for the patient, it also frees up time for the physician to supplement the level of information about the patient’s health status.
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