Improving Dyspnoea Symptom Control of Patients in Palliative Care Using a Smart Patch-A Proof of Concept Study

The world of healthcare constantly aims to improve the lives of people while nurturing their health and comfort. Digital health and wearable technologies are aimed at making this possible. However, there are numerous factors that need to be addressed such as aging, disabilities, and health hazards....

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Autores principales: Mostafa Kamal Mallick, Sarah Biser, Aathira Haridas, Vaishnavi Umesh, Olaf Tönsing, Imrana Abdullahi Yari, Malte Ollenschläger, Maria Heckel, Christoph Ostgathe, Felix Kluge, Bjoern Eskofier, Tobias Steigleder
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:df3eb66693a0416289f37b445a0ce8642021-12-01T12:05:24ZImproving Dyspnoea Symptom Control of Patients in Palliative Care Using a Smart Patch-A Proof of Concept Study2673-253X10.3389/fdgth.2021.765867https://doaj.org/article/df3eb66693a0416289f37b445a0ce8642021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2021.765867/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2673-253XThe world of healthcare constantly aims to improve the lives of people while nurturing their health and comfort. Digital health and wearable technologies are aimed at making this possible. However, there are numerous factors that need to be addressed such as aging, disabilities, and health hazards. These factors are intensified in palliative care (PC) patients and limited hospital capacities make it challenging for health care providers (HCP) to handle the crisis. One of the most common symptoms reported by PC patients with severe conditions is dyspnoea. Monitoring devices with sufficient comfort could improve symptom control of patients with dyspnoea in PC. In this article, we discuss the proof-of-concept study to investigate a smart patch (SP), which monitors the pulmonary parameters: (a) breathing rate (BR) and inspiration to expiration ratio (I:E); markers for distress: (b) heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV), and (c) transmits real-time data securely to an adaptable user interface, primarily geared for palliative HCP but scalable to specific needs. The concept is verified by measuring and analyzing physiological signals from different electrode positions on the chest and comparing the results achieved with the gold standard Task Force Monitor (TFM).Mostafa Kamal MallickSarah BiserAathira HaridasVaishnavi UmeshOlaf TönsingImrana Abdullahi YariMalte OllenschlägerMaria HeckelChristoph OstgatheFelix KlugeBjoern EskofierTobias SteiglederFrontiers Media S.A.articlewearable devicesdyspnoeasmart patchpalliative caredigital healthMedicineRPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270Electronic computers. Computer scienceQA75.5-76.95ENFrontiers in Digital Health, Vol 3 (2021)
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topic wearable devices
dyspnoea
smart patch
palliative care
digital health
Medicine
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Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Electronic computers. Computer science
QA75.5-76.95
spellingShingle wearable devices
dyspnoea
smart patch
palliative care
digital health
Medicine
R
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Electronic computers. Computer science
QA75.5-76.95
Mostafa Kamal Mallick
Sarah Biser
Aathira Haridas
Vaishnavi Umesh
Olaf Tönsing
Imrana Abdullahi Yari
Malte Ollenschläger
Maria Heckel
Christoph Ostgathe
Felix Kluge
Bjoern Eskofier
Tobias Steigleder
Improving Dyspnoea Symptom Control of Patients in Palliative Care Using a Smart Patch-A Proof of Concept Study
description The world of healthcare constantly aims to improve the lives of people while nurturing their health and comfort. Digital health and wearable technologies are aimed at making this possible. However, there are numerous factors that need to be addressed such as aging, disabilities, and health hazards. These factors are intensified in palliative care (PC) patients and limited hospital capacities make it challenging for health care providers (HCP) to handle the crisis. One of the most common symptoms reported by PC patients with severe conditions is dyspnoea. Monitoring devices with sufficient comfort could improve symptom control of patients with dyspnoea in PC. In this article, we discuss the proof-of-concept study to investigate a smart patch (SP), which monitors the pulmonary parameters: (a) breathing rate (BR) and inspiration to expiration ratio (I:E); markers for distress: (b) heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV), and (c) transmits real-time data securely to an adaptable user interface, primarily geared for palliative HCP but scalable to specific needs. The concept is verified by measuring and analyzing physiological signals from different electrode positions on the chest and comparing the results achieved with the gold standard Task Force Monitor (TFM).
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author Mostafa Kamal Mallick
Sarah Biser
Aathira Haridas
Vaishnavi Umesh
Olaf Tönsing
Imrana Abdullahi Yari
Malte Ollenschläger
Maria Heckel
Christoph Ostgathe
Felix Kluge
Bjoern Eskofier
Tobias Steigleder
author_facet Mostafa Kamal Mallick
Sarah Biser
Aathira Haridas
Vaishnavi Umesh
Olaf Tönsing
Imrana Abdullahi Yari
Malte Ollenschläger
Maria Heckel
Christoph Ostgathe
Felix Kluge
Bjoern Eskofier
Tobias Steigleder
author_sort Mostafa Kamal Mallick
title Improving Dyspnoea Symptom Control of Patients in Palliative Care Using a Smart Patch-A Proof of Concept Study
title_short Improving Dyspnoea Symptom Control of Patients in Palliative Care Using a Smart Patch-A Proof of Concept Study
title_full Improving Dyspnoea Symptom Control of Patients in Palliative Care Using a Smart Patch-A Proof of Concept Study
title_fullStr Improving Dyspnoea Symptom Control of Patients in Palliative Care Using a Smart Patch-A Proof of Concept Study
title_full_unstemmed Improving Dyspnoea Symptom Control of Patients in Palliative Care Using a Smart Patch-A Proof of Concept Study
title_sort improving dyspnoea symptom control of patients in palliative care using a smart patch-a proof of concept study
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
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url https://doaj.org/article/df3eb66693a0416289f37b445a0ce864
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