Why the study?
Heart rate variability reflects autonomic nervous system function and indicates physical and mental health, prompting an evaluation of wearable devices for HRV monitoring and personal health tracking.
Can wearable devices effectively monitor heart rate variability for personal health monitoring and disease diagnosis?
Can wearable devices effectively monitor heart rate variability for personal health monitoring and disease diagnosis?
Wearable devices offer a promising, accessible method for continuous heart rate variability monitoring to assess autonomic nervous system function and overall health.
Supports wearable HRV tracking for wellness apps; leaves open rigorous validation before clinical adoption.
Heart rate variability (HRV) is a measurement of the fluctuation of time between each heartbeat and reflects the function of the autonomic nervous system. HRV is an important indicator for both physical and mental status and for broad-scope diseases. In this review, we discuss how wearable devices can be used to monitor HRV, and we compare the HRV monitoring function among different devices. In addition, we have reviewed the recent progress in HRV tracking with wearable devices and its value in health monitoring and disease diagnosis. Although many challenges remain, we believe HRV tracking with wearable devices is a promising tool that can be used to improve personal health.
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Li et al. (2023) studied this question.