Reliability and validity of a smartphone pulse rate application for the assessment of resting and elevated pulse rate.

CONCLUSIONS: The Android®, iOS®, and Polar® devices showed acceptable test-retest reliability at rest and post-exercise. Both the smartphone platforms demonstrated concurrent validity with the Polar® at rest and post-exercise.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The Azumio® Instant Heart Rate application when used by either platform appears to be a reliable and valid tool to assess pulse rate in healthy individuals.
PMID: 27459148 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - July 25, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Mitchell K, Graff M, Hedt C, Simmons J Tags: Physiother Theory Pract Source Type: research