Validation and User Experience of a Dry Electrode Based Health Patch for Heart Rate and Respiration Rate Monitoring

Overview

Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2024 Oct 4

PMID 39367187

Authors

Jonathan C J Wei

Tim J van den Broek

Jan Ubbo van Baardewijk

Robin van Stokkum

Regina J M Kamstra

Lars Rikken

Kaj Gijsbertse

Natallia Eduarda Uzunbajakava

Willem J van den Brink

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Abstract

Successful implementation of remote monitoring of vital signs outside of the hospital setting hinges on addressing three crucial unmet needs: longer-term wear, skin comfort and signal quality. Earlier, we developed a Health Patch research platform that uses self-adhesive dry electrodes to measure vital digital biomarkers. Here, we report on the analytical validation for heart rate, heart rate variability and respiration rate. Study design included n = 25 adult participants with data acquisition during a 30-minute exercise protocol involving rest, squats, slow, and fast cycling. The Shimmer3 ECG Unit and Cosmed K5, were reference devices. Data analysis showed good agreement in heart rate and marginal agreement in respiratory rate, with lower agreement towards higher respiratory rates. The Lin's concordance coefficient was 0.98 for heart rate and 0.56 for respiratory rate. Heart rate variability (RMSSD) had a coefficient of 0.85. Participants generally expressed a positive experience with the technology, with some minor irritation from the medical adhesive. The results highlighted potential of this technology for short-to-medium term clinical use for cardiorespiratory health, due to its reliability, accuracy, and compact design. Such technology could become instrumental for remote monitoring providing healthcare professionals with continuous data, remote assessment and enhancing patient outcomes in cardiorespiratory health management.

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