Observational studyClinical rheumatology2019
Detection of Familial Mediterranean Fever attacks by using a connected activity tracker and assessment of impact of attacks to daily physical activities: a pilot study.
Observational study in Clinical rheumatology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Practical considerations for monitoring patients with familial Mediterranean fever: review of evidence and expert opinion.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Physical fitness in adolescent patients with familial Mediterranean fever.Rheumatology international · 2024Article
- Does Familial Mediterranean Fever Provoke Atherosclerosis in Children? Evaluation of Arterial Stiffness and Serum Endocan Levels.Clinical rheumatology · 2021Article
- Decreased exercise capacity, strength, physical activity level and quality of life in adult patients with familial Mediterranean feverTurkish journal of medical sciences · 2021Article
- Work productivity impairment in patients with familial Mediterranean fever and effects of interleukin-1 antagonists.Clinical rheumatology · 2021Article
- Familial Mediterranean fever, from pathogenesis to treatment: a contemporary reviewTurkish journal of medical sciences · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of this study was to assess the impact of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) attacks on daily physical activity and detect FMF attacks using a connected activity tracker.
methodsPatients with FMF according to the Tel-Hashomer criteria were included in this prospective observational study. Attack-related data were collected weekly via phone call to avoid memory bias. Median steps in attack and attack-free days were calculated and compared using the Wilcoxon rank test. Sensitivity and specificity threshold for capturing attacks was set to two thirds of median steps per day in the whole observation period.
resultsTwelve patients participated in the study. The median age of patients was 26 (18-32) years, and 7 (58.3%) of them were male. Patients with attacks (n = 10) walked a median of 6990 (4552-11,531) steps per day in attack-free days, whereas this number decreased to a median of 1841 (590-4783) steps in attack days (p = 0.005). The activity tracker captured 42 of 45 attack days and 312 of 361 attack-free days. The cutoff value had 93% sensitivity and 86% specificity for capturing attacks.
conclusionsFMF attacks significantly impair the physical activity of patients. Activity tracking may be a reasonable method to document FMF attacks. This might prevent errors due to memory bias and help accurately identify and treat patients with FMF.
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