Open AccessActiGraph and Short-term Heart Rate Variability Study Protocol
Author(s) -
Anna Luong,
Madison Goodyke,
Susan L. Dunn,
Tracy Baynard,
Ulf G. Bronas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular nursing/the journal of cardiovascular nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1550-5049
pISSN - 0889-4655
DOI - 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000817
Subject(s) - heart rate variability , medicine , heart rate monitor , physical therapy , intraclass correlation , heart rate , randomized controlled trial , protocol (science) , actigraphy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , data collection , blood pressure , psychometrics , statistics , clinical psychology , alternative medicine , mathematics , pathology , circadian rhythm
ActiGraph accelerometry is widely used in nursing research to estimate daily physical activity. Heart rate variability (HRV), a measure of autonomic modulation, can be assessed in conjunction with the ActiGraph using a Polar H7 Bluetooth heart rate monitor. There is a paucity of nursing literature to guide nurse researchers' protocol development when using the ActiGraph to assess both physical activity and short-term HRV via its Bluetooth capabilities.