TITLE:
BluetoothTM Enabled Acceleration Tracking (BEAT) mHealth System: Validation and Proof of Concept for Real-Time Monitoring of Physical Activity
AUTHORS:
Aleksey Shaporev, Mathew Gregoski, Vladimir Reukov, Teresa Kelechi, David Morgan Kwartowitz, Frank Treiber, Alexey Vertegel
KEYWORDS:
mHealth; Accelerometer; Sensor; Physical Activity; Monitoring
JOURNAL NAME:
E-Health Telecommunication Systems and Networks,
Vol.2 No.3,
August
19,
2013
ABSTRACT: Physical activity is critical to improve the condition of patients with chronic leg and foot ulcers, especially those who are obese and experienced multiple co-morbid conditions. Unfortunately, these individuals are unable to engage in guideline based physical activity (PA) programs. A prototype of BluetoothTM enabled acceleration tracking (BEAT) mHealth system was developed and manufactured for remote monitoring and stimulation of adherence to PA in deconditioned patients. The system consists of a miniature accelerometer-based sensor, smartphone application, and a network service. Validation testing showed high reliability and reproducibility of the BEAT sensors. Pilot study with human subjects demonstrated high accuracy of the BEAT system in recognition of different exercises and calculating overall outcomes of PA. Taken together, these results indicate that BEAT system could become a valuable tool for realtime monitoring of PA in deconditioned patients.