Methods for Breathing Rate Measurement through Mobile Platform: a Review

Abstract

Breathing rate is a vital sign that can indicate someone’s health status and even detect early diseases. Mobile health applications might become the main tool for estimating breathing rate out of the clinical environment. In this research, a review of the literature is conducted, aiming at finding out the most recent researches that have been proposed as solutions for respiratory measurement or monitoring using mobile devices. We discuss and compare their methods, highlighting pros and cons regarding ubiquity and feasibility. The results indicate that the combination of methods is a key aspect to improve measurements.

Breathing Rate Classification Using Piezoresistive Sensor Utilizing Continuous Wavelet Transform and Lightweight CNN

“…It helps in detecting various underlying diseases at the initial phase, hence, its continuous monitoring is essential. Generally, people only monitor these vital signs when they have any symptoms but if these signs are monitored on a routine basis a lot of diseases can be detected in their early stage and their treatment can be started on [5]. Respiration rate is a better indicator than temperature, blood pressure, and pulse rate, especially in detecting cardio-pulmonary collapse.…”