A Wearable Respiratory Biofeedback System Based on Generalized Body Sensor Network

Overview

Journal Telemed J E Health

Specialties Health Services
Medical Informatics

Date 2011 May 7

PMID 21545293

Citations 12

Authors

Guan-Zheng Liu

Bang-Yu Huang

Lei Wang

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Abstract

Wearable medical devices have enabled unobtrusive monitoring of vital signs and emerging biofeedback services in a pervasive manner. This article describes a wearable respiratory biofeedback system based on a generalized body sensor network (BSN) platform. The compact BSN platform was tailored for the strong requirements of overall system optimizations. A waist-worn biofeedback device was designed using the BSN. Extensive bench tests have shown that the generalized BSN worked as intended. In-situ experiments with 22 subjects indicated that the biofeedback device was discreet, easy to wear, and capable of offering wearable respiratory trainings. Pilot studies on wearable training patterns and resultant heart rate variability suggested that paced respirations at abdominal level and with identical inhaling/exhaling ratio were more appropriate for decreasing sympathetic arousal and increasing parasympathetic activities.

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