Methodological shortcomings of wrist-worn heart rate monitors validations

Sartor, F., Papini, G., Cox, L. G. E. and Cleland, J. (2018) Methodological shortcomings of wrist-worn heart rate monitors validations. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(7), e10108. (doi: 10.2196/10108) (PMID:29967000)

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Abstract

Wearable sensor technology could have an important role for clinical research and in delivering health care. Accordingly, such technology should undergo rigorous evaluation prior to market launch, and its performance should be supported by evidence-based marketing claims. Many studies have been published attempting to validate wrist-worn photoplethysmography (PPG)-based heart rate monitoring devices, but their contrasting results question the utility of this technology. The reason why many validations did not provide conclusive evidence of the validity of wrist-worn PPG-based heart rate monitoring devices is mostly methodological. The validation strategy should consider the nature of data provided by both the investigational and reference devices. There should be uniformity in the statistical approach to the analyses employed in these validation studies. The investigators should test the technology in the population of interest and in a setting appropriate for intended use. Device industries and the scientific community require robust standards for the validation of new wearable sensor technology.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Cleland, Professor John
Authors: Sartor, F., Papini, G., Cox, L. G. E., and Cleland, J.
Subjects:R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Robertson Centre
Journal Name:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Publisher:JMIR Publications
ISSN:1439-4456
ISSN (Online):1438-8871
Published Online:02 July 2018
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2018 Francesco Sartor, Gabriele Papini, Lieke Gertruda Elisabeth Cox, John Cleland
First Published:First published in Journal of Medical Internet Research 20(7):e10108
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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