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Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc

Title:		Design and clinical feasibility of personal wearable monitor for measurement of activity and environmental exposure
Author(s):		Fletcher RR; Oreskovic NM; Robinson AI;
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Journal Title:		Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
Year:		2014
Volume:		2014
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Page Number:		874 - 877
DOI:		10.1109/EMBC.2014.6943730
ISSN/ISBN:		2694-0604 (Electronic) 1557-170X (Print) 2375-7477 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Human exposure to specific environmental factors (e.g. air quality, lighting, and sound) is known to play an important role in the pathogenesis of many chronic diseases (e.g. asthma) and mental health disorders (e.g. anxiety). However, conventional fixed environmental monitoring stations are sparsely located and, despite environmental models, cannot adequately assess individual exposure levels. New forms of low-cost portable monitors have begun to emerge that enable the collection of higher spatial density 'crowd sourced' data; however, the first generation of these low-cost environmental monitors have generally not been suitable for clinical environmental health studies due to practical challenges such as calibration, reproducibility, form factor, and battery life. In this paper, we present a wearable environmental monitor that overcomes these challenges and can be used in clinical studies The new device, called 'Eco-Mini,' can be used without a smart phone and is capable of locally sampling and recording a variety of environmental parameters (Ozone, Sulfur Dioxide, Volatile Organic Compounds, humidity, temperature, ambient light color balance, and sound level) as well as individual activity (3-axis accelerometer) and location (GPS). In this paper, we also report findings and discuss lessons learned from a feasibility study conducted for one week with pediatric patients as part of an ongoing asthma research study"
Keywords:		Adolescent Calibration Cell Phone Child Environmental Exposure/*analysis Environmental Monitoring/*instrumentation Equipment Design Feasibility Studies Humans Reproducibility of Results Sulfur Dioxide/analysis;
Notes:		"MedlineFletcher, Richard Ribon Oreskovic, Nicolas M Robinson, Alyssa I eng K23 HL103841/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/ 2015/01/09 Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2014; 2014:874-7. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2014.6943730"