Mobile Tools for Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Based on Heart Rate and Movement Activity Analysis

Jussi Mattila, Hang Ding, Elina M. Mattila, Antti Särelä

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    Abstract

    Cardiac rehabilitation programs are traditionally carried out in hospitals and health centers under the direct personal supervision of mentoring clinicians. Patient barriers, such as time constraints and distance from treatment centers, have lead to poor uptake of programs among eligible patients. To overcome these barriers, home-based care models have been proposed as a viable alternative to hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation programs. We have developed a measurement system and software tools on a mobile phone platform enabling patients to participate in a home-based cardiac rehabilitation exercise program. A mobile application, TuneWalk, gives guidance to the patients during home exercises using heart rate and physical activity analysis and also stores long-term information about their progress during the weeks of the rehabilitation program. The measured data are also sent to a server for remote exercise performance analysis and consultation by the patient's personal mentor.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 31th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2009
    Place of PublicationUSA
    PublisherIEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
    Pages6448-6452
    ISBN (Print)978-1-4244-3296-7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009
    MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
    EventAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEMBS 2009 - Minneapolis, MN, United States
    Duration: 3 Sept 20096 Sept 2009

    Conference

    ConferenceAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEMBS 2009
    Abbreviated titleIEMBS 2009
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityMinneapolis, MN
    Period3/09/096/09/09

    Keywords

    • mobile phone
    • software
    • cardiac rehabilitation

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