Buist, N.C. (2022) Validity and Reproducibility of the Empatica E4 and Polar H10 to Measure Heart Rate. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Wireless and valid ambulatory monitoring of heart rate, and heart rate variability would be advantageous in (non-)clinical and research settings because the wired laboratory electrocardiogram (ECG) is limited in its usability. Widely accessible and cheaper devices as the Empatica E4 watch, and the Polar H10 waistband were tested on their validity and reproducibility, comparing the commercial devices with the TMSi REFA amplifier. In a laboratory setting, effort-requiring cognitive and physical tests were performed, to be precise the Colour and Emotional Stroop task and the Psychomotor Vigilance task. R-tops and inter beat intervals (IBI) were measured by each device and were tested on their reproducibility. There proved to be a large correlation between the Polar H10 and the TMSi and therefore this waistband can be deemed as an outstanding alternative. The Empatica was very sensitive to movement and was therefore not able to measure enough IBI’s. The findings concerning the Polarband are promising enough to perform long-term research with cardiovascular data. However, more research is needed in the context of generalisation, and to see whether it is possible to rule out the limitations of motion artefacts.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Span, M.M. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jul 2022 07:54 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jul 2022 07:54 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/825 |
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