Use of consumer wearables to monitor and predict pain in patients with sickle cell disease

• Main Authors: Caroline Vuong (Author), Kumar Utkarsh (Author), Rebecca Stojancic (Author), Arvind Subramaniam (Author), Olivia Fernandez (Author), Tanvi Banerjee (Author), Daniel M. Abrams (Author), Karin Fijnvandraat (Author), Nirmish Shah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundIn sickle cell disease (SCD), unpredictable episodes of acute severe pain, known as vaso-occlusive crises (VOC), disrupt school, work activities and family life and ultimately lead to multiple hospitalizations. The ability to predict VOCs would allow a timely and adequate intervention. The...