Tamsma, Harmiena Geertruida (2022) How do Wearables Empatica E4 and Polar H10 perform against ECG on Heart Rate Variability? Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
In this study, wearables Polar H10 and Empatica E4 were compared to a golden standard ECG amplifier, the TMSI Refa. The Polar H10 and Empatica E4 were tested on cross-instrument and test-retest validity for monitoring Heart Rate Variability in a lab experiment. All three devices were tested simultaneously in four conditions, sitting, standing, a normal Stroop task and an emotional Stroop task. The sample consisted of 28 Psychology students. Three hypotheses were tested in this study. Firstly, it was hypothesized that all three devices produced similar Interbeat Intervals during the study over all conditions. Supporting evidence was found that this is true for the Polar H10 and the TMSI Refa, not the Empatica E4. Secondly, it was expected that the standing condition would lead to smaller Interbeat Intervals in comparison with the sitting condition. The TMSI Refa and the Polar H10 found a significant difference between these conditions. Thirdly, it was hypothesized that the normal Stroop task and the emotional Stroop task condition would lead to smaller Interbeat Intervals in comparison to the sitting condition. This effect was not found in the study. A lack of data points in the measurements of the Empatica E4 made a clear conclusion about its results unattainable. The results of the study are promising for the potential to use the Polar H10 as a tool in further research.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Span, M.M. and Waard, D. de |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2022 07:28 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2022 07:28 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/799 |
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