UBIQUITOUS SELF-MONITORING SYSTEM FOR AFFECTIVE HEALTH

摘要

The present invention relates to systems (100) to analyze heart rate variability from ballistocardiographic data for health monitoring. The system (100) comprises a sensor (101) means for sensing instantaneous heart rate signals of a patient; a signal processor connected to the sensor (101) to process the instantaneous heart rate signals; and an output (103) connected to the sensor (101) and signal processor. Present invention also relates to a method to analyze heart rate variability from ballistocardiographic data for health monitoring comprises the steps of (i) positioning a sensor (101) to a body of a patient; (ii) detecting heart rate signals generated within the body; (iii) determining the heart rate variability based on the heart rate signals; (iv) performing an analysis on the heart rate variability; and (v) displaying an output based upon the analysis. Figure 1