Passive longitudinal weight and cardiopulmonary monitoring in the home bed.

ABSTRACT: Home health monitoring has the potential to improve outpatient management of chronic cardiopulmonary diseases such as heart failure. However, it is often limited by the need for adherence to self-measurement, charging and self-application of wearables, or usage of apps. Here, we describe a non-contact, adherence-independent sensor, that when placed beneath the legs of a patient's home bed, longitudinally monitors total body weight, detailed respiratory signals, and ballistocardiograms for months, without requiring any active patient participation. Accompanying algorithms separate weight and respiratory signals when the bed is shared by a partner or a pet. Validation studies demonstrate quantitative equivalence to commercial sensors during overnight sleep studies. The feasibility of detecti

SUBMITTER: Harrington N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8692625 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature