Can Consumer Wearables Support PASC Monitoring?

Heart rate monitoring and atrial fibrillation detection had the strongest supporting evidence, but investigators found limited evidence for broader outpatient self-monitoring applications.

By
Andrea Surnit
June 23, 2026
4 min

Conexiant

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Consumer wearable devices show insufficient evidence for outpatient health monitoring in post–acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Heart rate monitoring and atrial fibrillation detection have the strongest support among wearable-derived measures.
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Apple Watch devices received consistent evaluations for heart rate accuracy, while Samsung devices excelled in atrial fibrillation detection.
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Evidence for other wearable-derived measures, such as energy expenditure and sleep metrics, remains inconsistent and variable.
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The review highlighted significant gaps in evidence regarding the clinical utility of consumer wearables for patients with PASC.