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ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2023

Repeatability, Reproducibility, and Concurrent Validity of a Stethoscope and Health App System for the Quantification of Breath Rate in Healthy Adults: Repeatability and Validity Study.

Ricardo Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Marta Elena Losa Iglesias, Oscar David Robles Sanchez

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Article in Journal of medical Internet research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ricardo Becerro de Bengoa VallejoDepartamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1568-7602
Marta Elena Losa Iglesias *Departamento de Enfermería y Estomatología, Facultad de CC de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7588-2069
Oscar David Robles Sanchez *Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación, Arquitectura de Computadores, Lenguajes y Sistemas Informáticos y Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Esc Tec Sup de Ingeniería Informática, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Mostoles, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3881-7273
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos · ESUniversidad Complutense de Madrid · ES

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Abstract

backgroundApps for smartphones that can measure the breathing rate easily can be downloaded.

objectiveThe aim of this study was to demonstrate agreement in measuring breath rates between the stethoscope and Breath Counter health app.

methodsWe performed a repeatability study with 56 healthy volunteers. The patient's demographic data and breathing rates per minute were collected. Breathing rates were measured via two methods: (1) using a stethoscope placed in the upper area of the right lung and (2) a Breath Counter app developed by Vadion on a Samsung Fold smartphone.

resultsThis study demonstrated high repeatability and validity with respect to the breathing rate parameter of healthy adults using the aforementioned 2 systems. Intrasession repeatability measure using the intraclass correlation coefficient was >0.962, indicating excellent repeatability. Moreover, the intraclass correlation coefficient between methods was 0.793, indicating good repeatability, and coefficients of variation of method errors values were 1.83% with very low values in terms of other repeatability parameters. We found significant correlation coefficients and no systematic differences between the app and stethoscope methods.

conclusionsThe app method may be attractive to individuals who require repeatability in a recreational setting.

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Mobile ApplicationsStethoscopesAdultHumansLungReproducibility of ResultsSmartphoneassessmentbreathingbreathing ratebreath ratehealth appmeasurementmedical devicemedical instrumentmHealthmobile appmobile healthmobile phone appmonitoringreliabilityrespirationsmartphone appstethoscopevalidityvital sign

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