HealthReflect: Design of a Bathroom Smart Mirror to Capture Comprehensive Consumer Health Data Trends¹.

Area of Science:

• Biomedical Engineering
• Digital Health
• Wearable Technology

Background:

• The rise of user-driven home health monitoring is hampered by fragmented ecosystems and limited clinical data viability.
• Connected devices for health tracking often require active user engagement, limiting consistent data collection.
• There is a need for seamless, integrated solutions for passive vital sign monitoring in daily life.

Purpose of the Study:

• To propose and prototype HealthReflect, an all-in-one device integrated into a bathroom mirror for seamless vital sign collection.
• To evaluate the accuracy and feasibility of passive monitoring of heart rate, temperature, and SpO2 using the HealthReflect device.
• To explore the potential clinical relevance and applications of semi-passive health data collection.

Main Methods:

• Prototyping of the HealthReflect device, incorporating user identification and vital sign sensors.
• Conducting 32 tests comparing HealthReflect's measurements against a standard analog device.
• Measuring accuracy for SpO2, temperature, and heart rate during passive collection.

Main Results:

• HealthReflect achieved over 90% accuracy for SpO2 and temperature monitoring.
• Heart rate monitoring accuracy reached 78% compared to the analog device.
• The study demonstrated the feasibility of passive vital sign collection in everyday environments.

Conclusions:

• The HealthReflect device shows promise for accurate, semi-passive vital sign monitoring.
• Consistent, non-intrusive health data collection can benefit elder care, chronic condition management, and clinical trials.
• This technology supports improved patient care through convenient at-home monitoring.