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    Area of Science:

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Medical Devices
    • Health Informatics

    Background:

    • The growing elderly population necessitates advanced healthcare solutions, particularly for managing chronic diseases.
    • Current wearable medical devices often lack standardization and accuracy, hindering their clinical adoption.
    • Reducing hospitalization through remote monitoring is crucial for managing healthcare costs and patient well-being.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and validate a system for accurate systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) measurement using only wrist photoplethysmography (PPG).
    • To improve the accuracy of BP estimation from PPG signals through advanced signal processing and machine learning techniques.
    • To address the limitations of current non-standardized and inaccurate wearable BP monitors.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized photoplethysmography (PPG) signals acquired from the wrist.
    • Applied machine learning algorithms to map morphological features of PPG signals to blood pressure values.
    • Developed signal quality selection methods to enhance measurement accuracy.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved an accuracy improvement of up to 33.5% compared to methods without signal selection.
    • Demonstrated a mean absolute error of 1.1mmHg in a personalized BP measurement scenario.
    • Reported a mean absolute error of 8.7mmHg in an uncalibrated leave-one-out scenario.

    Conclusions:

    • Wrist-based PPG, combined with machine learning and signal selection, offers a viable method for accurate blood pressure monitoring.
    • The developed system shows potential for improving the reliability of wearable medical devices for continuous BP tracking.
    • This technology could significantly aid in managing chronic diseases and reducing healthcare costs through remote patient monitoring.