Can Caregivers Reliably Assess Their Child’s Heart Rate and Respiration Rate Using Smartphone or Smartwatch Applications?
When compared with nurse-assessed vital signs, our study showed poor performance for caregiver-measured vital signs on iPhone apps in children presenting to the PED. However, the Apple Watch did reliably assess HR, and caregivers rated it most highly. The next steps include testing the performance of these devices in the home setting.
Authors
- Jonathan A. Silverman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8606-7481)
- Al M. Best (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6300-3925)
- M. YASUDA (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7686-4129)
Institutions
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003400
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25