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Validation of Photoplethysmography as A Method to Detect Heart Rate During Rest and Exercise

Author Type(s)

Faculty

Additional Author Affiliation

Touro College

DOI

10.3109/03091902.2015.1047536

Journal Title

Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology

First Page

264

Last Page

271

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Department

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

Actigraphy, Adult, Algorithms, Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted, Equipment Design, Equipment Failure Analysis, Exercise, Female, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Monitoring, Ambulatory, Motor Activity, Photoplethysmography, Reproducibility of Results, Rest, Sensitivity and Specificity

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

Despite their enhanced marketplace visibility, validity of wearable photoplethysmographic heart rate monitoring is scarce. Forty-seven healthy participants performed seven, 6-min exercise bouts and completed a valid skin type scale. Participants wore an Omron HR500U (OHR) and a Mio Alpha (MA), two commercial wearable photoplethysmographic heart rate monitors. Data were compared to a Polar RS800CX (PRS). Means and error were calculated between devices using minutes 2-5. Compared to PRS, MA data was significantly different in walking, biking (2.41 ± 3.99 bpm and 3.26 ± 11.38 bpm, p <  0.05) and weight lifting (23.30 ± 31.94 bpm, p <  0.01). OHR differed from PRS in walking (4.95 ± 7.53 bpm, p <  0.05) and weight lifting (4.67 ± 8.95 bpm, p <  0.05). MA during elliptical, stair climbing and biking conditions demonstrated a strong correlation between jogging speed and error (r = 0.55, p <  0.0001), and showed differences in participants with less photosensitive skin.

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