Accuracy of Heart Rate Monitoring by Some Wrist-Worn Activity Trackers
Authors: Lisa Cadmus-Bertram, Ronald Gangnon, Emily J. Wirkus, Keith M. Thraen-Borowski, Jessica Gorzelitz-Liebhauser
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2017)

Letters17 October 2017Accuracy of Heart Rate Monitoring by Some Wrist-Worn Activity TrackersLisa Cadmus-Bertram, PhD, Ronald Gangnon, PhD, Emily J. Wirkus, MPH, Keith M. Thraen-Borowski, PhD, and Jessica Gorzelitz-Liebhauser, MSLisa Cadmus-Bertram, PhDFrom University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, and Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa., Ronald Gangnon, PhDFrom University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, and Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa., Emily J. Wirkus, MPHFrom University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, and Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa., Keith M. Thraen-Borowski, PhDFrom University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, and Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa., and Jessica Gorzelitz-Liebhauser, MSFrom University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, and Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L17-0380 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Researchers, clinicians, and consumers would all benefit from a better understanding of the accuracy of the features on wearable activity trackers and applications. Each of these groups needs to know how accurate the products are and whether they are accurate enough for a user's intended purpose. This latter consideration greatly depends on that specific intended use. For example, a device could be accurate enough to motivate average consumers to increase the intensity of their exercise sessions but not to monitor vigorous-intensity exercise in a patient with known cardiac risks.Although we expect the number of peer-reviewed validation studies ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, and Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa.Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L16-0353. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe Accuracy of Heart Rate Monitoring by Some Wrist-Worn Activity Trackers Lisa Cadmus-Bertram , Ronald Gangnon , Emily J. Wirkus , Keith M. Thraen-Borowski , and Jessica Gorzelitz-Liebhauser Accuracy of Heart Rate Monitoring by Some Wrist-Worn Activity Trackers Jasmine Singh and Dean F. Sittig Metrics Cited byThe accuracy of fitness watches for the measurement of heart rate and energy expenditure during moderate intensity exerciseValidity of the Polar Vantage M watch when measuring heart rate at different exercise intensitiesEstablishment of a Monitoring Clinic Based on Wearables for Patients with Heart FailureInter- and intraindividual variability in daily resting heart rate and its associations with age, sex, sleep, BMI, and time of year: Retrospective, longitudinal cohort study of 92,457 adultsChildren's Repetitive and Intermittent Sprinting Performance (CRISP) Test: A new field-based test for assessing anaerobic power and repeated sprint performance in children with developmental coordination disorderAccuracy of Consumer Wearable Heart Rate Measurement During an Ecologically Valid 24-Hour Period: Intraindividual Validation StudyScreening for Atrial Fibrillation Using Economical and Accurate Technology (From the SAFETY Study)Heart Rate Equivalency of the Fitbit Charge HR During Continuous Aerobic Exercise 17 October 2017Volume 167, Issue 8Page: 607-608KeywordsAlgorithmsBehaviorBioenergeticsConflicts of interestDisclosureExerciseHealth care sectorHeart rateTelemedicineWalking ePublished: 17 October 2017 Issue Published: 17 October 2017 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2017 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...