Parpinel Maria, Scherling Laura, Lazzer Stefano, Della Mea Vincenzo
University of Udine.
University of Udine, Italy.
J Innov Health Inform. 2017 Jun 30;24(2):921. doi: 10.14236/jhi.v24i2.921.
Recently, a number of smartphone apps appeared that allow for heart rate measurements basing on the photoplethysmography principle. In fact, almost every smartphone now has a camera with flash that could be used for that. Some studies appeared on the reliability of some of those apps, with heterogeneous results.
The present study aims at adding up evidence in particular during physical activity, by comparing 3 apps on two different platforms (IOs and Android), on a broad range of heart rates. As gold standard, heart rate has been measured with a traditional heart rate monitor.
The results suggest that heart rate apps might be used for measuring heart rate for fitness aims for many individuals, but further research is needed to i) analyse influence of smartphone features; ii) identify personal factors hindering measurements, and iii) verify reliability on different measurement sites.
最近,出现了许多基于光电容积脉搏波描记法原理进行心率测量的智能手机应用程序。事实上,现在几乎每部智能手机都配备了可用于此目的的带闪光灯摄像头。关于其中一些应用程序的可靠性已有一些研究,但结果各异。
本研究旨在通过在两个不同平台(iOS和安卓)上对三款应用程序在广泛心率范围内进行比较,尤其在身体活动期间补充相关证据。作为金标准,心率采用传统心率监测仪进行测量。
结果表明,心率应用程序可能可用于许多人进行健身目的的心率测量,但需要进一步研究以:i)分析智能手机功能的影响;ii)识别阻碍测量的个人因素;iii)验证在不同测量部位的可靠性。