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- Ahmed, Mobyen Uddin, 1976-, et al.
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Quality index analysis on camera- A sed R-eak identification considering movements and light illumination
- 2018
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Ingår i: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol 249. - : IOS Press. - 9781614998679 ; , s. 84-92
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper presents a quality index (QI) analysis on R-peak extracted by a camera system considering movements and light illumination. Here, the proposed camera system is compared with a reference system named Shimmer PPG sensor. The study considers five test subjects with a 15 minutes measurement protocol, where the protocol consists of several conditions. The conditions are: Normal sittings, head movements i.e., up/down/left/right/forward/backword, with light on/off and with moving flash on/off. A percentage of corrected R-peaks are calculated based on time difference in milliseconds (MS) between the R-peaks extracted both from camera-based and sensor-based systems. A comparison results between normal, movements, and lighting condition is presented as individual and group wise. Furthermore, the comparison is extended considering gender and origin of the subjects. According to the results, more than 90% R-peaks are correctly identified by the camera system with ±200 MS time differences, however, it decreases with while there is no light than when it is on. At the same time, the camera system shows more 95% accuracy for European than Asian men.
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- Georgsson, Mattias
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Using activity theory as a framework for the usability evaluation process and task determination in mhealth self-management systems for diabetes
- 2018
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Ingår i: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WEARABLE MICRO AND NANO TECHNOLOGIES FOR PERSONALIZED HEALTH (PHEALTH 2018). - : IOS Press. - 9781614998679 ; , s. 158-163
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- mHealth systems can be used for patients in their diabetes selfmanagement, but usability evaluations are often needed to determine how to make them more useful for the diabetes patient user in the monitoring and managing of their disease. Activity Theory (AT) was developed within Russian psychology to define the work and activity process in an activity system. AT was here considered to also be a particularly suitable framework for inspiration in usability evaluation both for the whole evaluation process and also for the usability task determination in this process for diabetes patient users. In the following paper, examples are provided from four usability studies using both user-based and expert usability methods in evaluation showing how AT was applied to guide the thoughts in evaluating the usability of two mHealth self-management systems for diabetes. Experiences and insights are provided from this process. © 2018 The authors and IOS Press. All rights reserved.
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- GholamHosseini, Hamid, et al.
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Cuffless blood pressure estimation using pulse transit time and photoplethysmogram intensity ratio
- 2018
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Ingår i: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol 249. - : IOS Press. - 9781614998679 ; , s. 77-83
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- High blood pressure (BP) is one of the common risk factors for heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, and kidney disease. An accurate, continuous and cuffless BP monitoring technique could help clinicians improve the rate of prevention, detection, and treatment of hypertension and related diseases. Pulse transit time (PTT) has attracted interest as an index of BP changes for cuffless BP measurement techniques. Currently, PPT-based BP measurement approaches have improved and are able to relieve the discomfort associated with an inflated cuff such as that used in auscultatory and oscillometric BP measurement techniques. However, PTT can only track the BP variation in high frequency (HF) which limits the true representation of BP changes. This paper presents a continuous and cuffless BP monitoring method based on multiparameter fusion. We used photoplethysmogram (PPG) and a two-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and employed an algorithm based on PTT and the PPG intensity ratio (PIR) to continuously track BP in both high and low frequencies and estimate systolic and diastolic BP.
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- Lindén, Maria, 1965-, et al.
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Embedded sensor systems for health-A step towards personalized health
- 2018
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Ingår i: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. - : IOS Press. - 9781614998679 ; , s. 69-74
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The demography is changing towards older people, and the challenge to provide an appropriate care is well known. Sensor systems, combined with IT solutions are recognized as one of the major tools to handle this situation. Embedded Sensor Systems for Health (ESS-H) is a research profile at Mälardalen University in Sweden, focusing on embedded sensor systems for health technology applications. The research addresses several important issues: To provide sensor systems for health monitoring at home, to provide sensor systems for health monitoring at work, to provide safe and secure infrastructure and software testing methods for physiological data management. The user perspective is important in order to solve real problems and to develop systems that are easy and intuitive to use. One of the overall aims is to enable health trend monitoring in home environments, thus being able to detect early deterioration of a patient. Sensor systems, signal processing algorithms, and decision support algorithms have been developed. Work on development of safe and secure infrastructure and software testing methods are important for an embedded sensor system aimed for health monitoring, both in home and in work applications. Patient data must be sent and received in a safe and secure manner, also fulfilling the integrity criteria.
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- Moqeem, A., et al.
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Medical device integrated vital signs monitoring application with real-time clinical decision support
- 2018
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Ingår i: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 249. - : IOS Press. - 9781614998679 ; , s. 189-193
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This research involves the design and development of a novel Android smartphone application for real-time vital signs monitoring and decision support. The proposed application integrates market available, wireless and Bluetooth connected medical devices for collecting vital signs. The medical device data collected by the app includes heart rate, oxygen saturation and electrocardiograph (ECG). The collated data is streamed/displayed on the smartphone in real-time. This application was designed by adopting six screens approach (6S) mobile development framework and focused on user-centered approach and considered clinicians-as-a-user. The clinical engagement, consultations, feedback and usability of the application in the everyday practices were considered critical from the initial phase of the design and development. Furthermore, the proposed application is capable to deliver rich clinical decision support in real-time using the integrated medical device data.
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