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I don't disagree broadly, but there's a big difference between something that give's you the user a heads up and something that is backed by evidence and is med
by ch4s3 6y ago
I don't disagree broadly, but there's a big difference between something that give's you the user a heads up and something that is backed by evidence and is medically useful.
Chest strap heart rate monitors that cyclists use produce useful data, but obviously you aren't going to strap one on every day.
- ocdtrekkie 6y agoI mean, the margin of error is definitely larger, but I wouldn't say you can't call Fitbit data "evidence". And again, I would definitely say it's medically useful to have a general daily baseline to compare against. If my Fitbit says I'm usually here and then all of a sudden, I am here, the sensor may not be super precise, but it's absolutely evidence that the measured value has changed.
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- ch4s3 6y agoI mean "evidence" as in evidence based medicine. Which is to say, there isn't research showing that these devices are useful in a clinical setting which is my only claim. Plenty of people find them highly useful for their own individual reasons, and I wouldn't claim otherwise.