Introducing a practical approach for non-invasive blood pressure monitoring during home-based telerehabilitation exercise program

In Cheol Jeong, Joseph Finkelstein

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

6 Scopus citations

Abstract

One of the main challenges in implementing an optimal home-based exercise program in older adults and individuals with cardiovascular conditions is the requirement to ensure exercise safety and prevention of any undesirable side effects. A crucial component to achieve this requirement is the ability to monitor blood pressure (BP) during exercise. The goal of this project was to introduce and to test a practical low-cost solution for using pulse transit time (PTT) to estimate BP during exercise. Our approach was based on obtaining 3 calibration points during different levels of exertion for each subject and utilizing the resulting individualized BP estimation equitation for patient-specific monitoring of BP during home-based exercise. Evaluation of the proposed approach showed that the mean difference between reference systolic BP (SBP) and estimated systolic BP was 1.1 mmHg. Telecare systems can be enhanced by utilizing PTT-based individualized estimation equations for monitoring BP changes during exercise.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationIEEE EMBS Special Topic Conference on Point-of-Care (POC) Healthcare Technologies
Subtitle of host publicationSynergy Towards Better Global Healthcare, PHT 2013
Pages164-167
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event1st IEEE-EMBS Conference on Point-of-Care Healthcare Technologies, PHT 2013 - Bangalore, India
Duration: Jan 16 2013Jan 18 2013

Publication series

NameIEEE EMBS Special Topic Conference on Point-of-Care (POC) Healthcare Technologies: Synergy Towards Better Global Healthcare, PHT 2013

Other

Other1st IEEE-EMBS Conference on Point-of-Care Healthcare Technologies, PHT 2013
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityBangalore
Period1/16/131/18/13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Health Informatics
  • Health Information Management

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