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Influences of Sensor Placement Site and Subject Posture on Measurement of Respiratory Frequency using Triaxial Accelerometers

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posted on 2023-07-26, 15:02 authored by Stephen Hughes, Haipeng Liu, Dingchang Zheng
Introduction: Respiration frequency (RF) could be derived from the respiratory signals recorded by accelerometers which detect chest wall movements. The optimum direction of acceleration for accurate RF measurement is still uncertain. We aim to investigate the effect of measure site, posture, and direction of acceleration on the accuracy of accelerometer-based RF estimation. Methods: In supine and seated postures respectively, respiratory signals were measured from 34 healthy subjects in 70 s by triaxial accelerometers located at four sites on the body wall (over the clavicle, laterally on the chest wall, over the pectoral part of the anterior chest wall, on the abdomen in the midline at the umbilicus), with the reference respiratory signal simultaneously recorded by a strain gauge chest belt. RFs were extracted from the accelerometer and reference respiratory signals using wavelet transformation. To investigate the effect of measure site, posture, and direction of acceleration on the accuracy of accelerometer-based RF estimation, repeated measures multivariate analysis of variance, linear regression, Bland-Altman analysis, and Scheirer-Ray-Hare test were performed between reference and accelerometer-based RFs. Results: There was no significant difference in accelerometer-based RF estimation between seated and supine postures, among four accelerometer sites, or between seated or supine postures (p > 0.05 for all). The error of accelerometer-based RF estimation was less than 0.03 Hz (two breaths per minute) at any site or posture, but was significantly smaller in supine posture than in seated posture (p < 0.05), with narrower limits of agreement in Bland-Altman analysis and higher accuracy in linear regression (R2 > 0.61 vs. R2 < 0.51). Conclusion: Respiration frequency can be accurately measured from the acceleration of any direction using triaxial accelerometers placed at the clavicular, pectoral and lateral sites on the chest as well the mid abdominal site. More accurate RF estimation could be achieved in supine posture compared with seated posture.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

11

Page range

823

Publication title

Frontiers in Physiology

ISSN

1664-042X

Publisher

Frontiers Media

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  • Published version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2020-06-23

Legacy creation date

2020-06-23

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine & Social Care

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