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A validation study of two wrist worn wearable devices for remote assessment of exercise capacity

Clare Jamieson, Alexandra; Orini, Michele; Jones, Siana; Chaturvedi, Nish; Hughes, Alun D; (2022) A validation study of two wrist worn wearable devices for remote assessment of exercise capacity. In: Computing in Cardiology 2022 (CinC 2022). Computing in Cardiology (CinC): Tampere, Finland. Green open access

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Abstract

We determined wearable device errors in assessing a 6- Minute Walk Test (6MWT). 16 healthy adults (male 7(44%), mean age±SD 27±4 years) performed a standard (6MWT-S) and modified, ‘free range’, (6MWT-FR) protocols with a Garmin and Fitbit smartwatch to measure three parameters: distance, step count and heart rate (HR). Distance during the 6MWT-FR was measured with smaller errors during 6MWT-S for both Garmin (Mean Absolute Percentage Error, MAPE=9.8% [4.6%,12.6%] vs 18.5%[13.0%,27.4%], p<0.001) and Fitbit (MAPE=9.4%[4.5%,13.3%] vs 22.7%[18.3%,29.3%], p<0.001). Steps were measured with smaller errors with Garmin (MAPE=2.3%[1.1%,2.9%]; r=0.96) than Fitbit (Fitbit: MAPE=8.1%[5.0%,12.9%]; r=0.24). Heart rate at rest, peak exercise and recovery was measured with median MAPE ranging between 1.2% and 2.9%, with no evidence of difference between the two devices. Wearable measurements of the 6MWT provide insights about exercise capacity which could be monitored and evaluated remotely.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: A validation study of two wrist worn wearable devices for remote assessment of exercise capacity
Event: 49th Computing in Cardiology Conference 2022
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.22489/cinc.2022.259
Publisher version: https://cinc.org/final_program_papers_2022/
Language: English
Additional information: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Population Science and Experimental Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Population Science and Experimental Medicine > MRC Unit for Lifelong Hlth and Ageing
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10167015
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