RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Reliability of heart rate mobile apps in young healthy adults: exploratory study and research directions
JF BMJ Health & Care Informatics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 224
OP 227
DO 10.14236/jhi.v24i2.921
VO 24
IS 2
A1 Maria Parpinel
A1 Laura Scherling
A1 Stefano Lazzer
A1 Vincenzo Della Mea
YR 2017
UL http://informatics.bmj.com/content/24/2/224.abstract
AB 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 three 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.