Why the study?
Heart rate variability determines autonomic nervous system activity and cardiovascular risk, but the validity and reliability of commercial finger photoplethysmography systems in pediatric real-world settings needed evaluation.
Does a commercially available finger photoplethysmography (PPG) system validly and reliably measure heart rate variability compared to the Polar H10 sensor in healthy children?
Comparison
Finger photoplethysmography system vs Polar H10 heart rate sensor
Design
Validity and reliability study
Authors
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Finger PPG lacks validity for HRV assessment in young children; small cross-sectional data leaves Polar H10 reliability open to prospective confirmation.
Does a commercially available finger photoplethysmography (PPG) system validly and reliably measure heart rate variability compared to the Polar H10 sensor in healthy children?
The Polar H10 heart rate sensor, but not a commercially available finger PPG system, provides reliable heart rate variability measurements in young children in real-world educational settings.
Speer et al. (2020) studied this question.
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