Improving the Accuracy and Efficiency of Respiratory Rate Measurements in Children Using Mobile Devices

Karlen, Walter; Gan, Heng; Chiu, Michelle; Dunsmuir, Dustin; Zhou, Guohai; Dumont, Guy A.; Ansermino, J. Mark

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099266

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“…Our work also demonstrates that this low-cost sensor can be configured to collect robust scientific data in a challenging field-setting by non-specialists. This is consistent with smartphone applications used in a variety of field, classroom, and clinical settings (e.g., [29, 30]).…”

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Smartphone-Based Distributed Data Collection Enables Rapid Assessment of Shorebird Habitat Suitability

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Understanding and managing dynamic coastal landscapes for beach-dependent species requires biological and geological data across the range of relevant environments and habitats. It is difficult to acquire such information; data often have limited focus due to resource constraints, are collected by non-specialists, or lack observational uniformity. We developed an open-source smartphone application called iPlover that addresses these difficulties in collecting biogeomorphic information at piping plover (Charadrius melodus) nest sites on coastal beaches. This paper describes iPlover development and evaluates data quality and utility following two years of collection (n = 1799 data points over 1500 km of coast between Maine and North Carolina, USA). We found strong agreement between field user and expert assessments and high model skill when data were used for habitat suitability prediction. Methods used here to develop and deploy a distributed data collection system have broad applicability to interdisciplinary environmental monitoring and modeling.

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Smartphone-Based Distributed Data Collection Enables Rapid Assessment of Shorebird Habitat Suitability

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“…Measurement of respiratory rate is critical and, although the recommended method is to count the number of breaths in 1 min, the techniques used in clinical practice are highly variable [25]. The expert panel acknowledged the absence of standard protocols across different hospital settings, as well as the difficulties in getting accurate results.…”

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Management of children with interstitial lung diseases: the difficult issue of acute exacerbations

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@ERSpublicationsThe study provides the first proposal for acute exacerbation definition in paediatric interstitial lung diseases http://ow.ly/emPs305mpJ6Interstitial lung disease (ILD) in children (chILD) is an umbrella term for a wide spectrum of rare diseases affecting the lung parenchyma, the causes of which often remain undetermined. These diffuse lung disorders are chronic, and often have high morbidity and mortality [1][2][3]. The epidemiology of the various forms of chILD is difficult to establish. Extrapolations from small studies have suggested an approximate incidence of 0.5-0.8 cases per 100 000 children [4,5] However, this is certainly an underestimation due to the lack of standardised definitions, the inadequacy of organised reporting systems, and the variety of pathological conditions. In addition, clinical presentation is often nonspecific, contributing to a poor recognition of these disorders and confusion with other chronic pulmonary diseases. Insufficient disease-specific knowledge creates particular challenges for medical professionals, caregivers and chILD patients. Within the international community of clinicians and researchers involved in paediatric parenchymal lung diseases, the need for multicentre collaborations has resulted in the formation of networks of expertise to improve and harmonise approaches to diagnosis and management of the various forms of chILD. In this context, the present article reports expert opinions on the definition and diagnosis of acute exacerbations, which are major unpredictable deleterious episodes of acute worsening with significant morbidity that punctuate disease course.

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“…Karlen et al have produced another mobile application to measure RR [41]. The RRate mobile application estimates the RR of the subject by measuring the median time interval between breaths obtained from tapping on the touch screen of a mobile device.…”

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Medical Devices for Measuring Respiratory Rate in Children: a Review

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J. Advs. Biomed. Eng. Techno.

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Abstracts: Respiratory rate is an important vital sign used for diagnosing illnesses in children as well as prioritising patient care. All children presenting acutely to hospital should have a respiratory rate measured as part of their initial and ongoing assessment. However measuring the respiratory rate remains a subjective assessment and in children can be liable to measurement error especially if the child is uncooperative. Devices to measure respiratory rate exist but many provide only an estimate of respiratory rate due to the associated methodological complexities. Some devices are used within the intensive care, post-operative or more specialised investigatory settings none however have made their way into the everyday clinical setting. A non-contact device may be better tolerated in children and not cause undue stress distorting the measurement. Further validation and adaption to the acute clinical setting is needed before such devices can supersede current methods.

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Improving the Accuracy and Efficiency of Respiratory Rate Measurements in Children Using Mobile Devices

Cited by 73 publications

References 6 publications

Smartphone-Based Distributed Data Collection Enables Rapid Assessment of Shorebird Habitat Suitability

Smartphone-Based Distributed Data Collection Enables Rapid Assessment of Shorebird Habitat Suitability

Management of children with interstitial lung diseases: the difficult issue of acute exacerbations

Medical Devices for Measuring Respiratory Rate in Children: a Review

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