Sleep is an important phase of a person’s life, to which a significant percentage of the day is dedicated. Sleep is a key moment of the day that significantly affects the well-being of our body, so a reduction in sleep often determines serious repercussions on the quality of life and health in general. It is therefore of interest to proceed with an assessment of the physiological parameters of a person during the hours dedicated to sleep. The present work illustrates an experimental activity of extraction of vital parameters of a subject during his stay in bed, based on the elaboration of the BallistoCardioGraphic (BCG) signal. It is shown how the values of heart and respiratory rate can be obtained, and how useful information can be obtained to investigate sleep disorders such as insomnia, sleep apnoea, bruxism, restless leg syndrome, night epilepsy, sleepwalking and narcolepsy.
“In Bed” BCG Signal Analysis / Gambi, Ennio; Senigagliesi, Linda; Creato, Elisea; Ricciuti, Manola. - ELETTRONICO. - 725:(2021), pp. 27-38. (Intervento presentato al convegno 10th Italian Forum on Ambient Assisted Living, ForItAAL 2019 tenutosi a Ancona; Italy nel 19 June 2019 through 21 June 2019) [10.1007/978-3-030-63107-9_3].
“In Bed” BCG Signal Analysis
Ennio Gambi
;Linda Senigagliesi;Manola Ricciuti
2021-01-01
Abstract
Sleep is an important phase of a person’s life, to which a significant percentage of the day is dedicated. Sleep is a key moment of the day that significantly affects the well-being of our body, so a reduction in sleep often determines serious repercussions on the quality of life and health in general. It is therefore of interest to proceed with an assessment of the physiological parameters of a person during the hours dedicated to sleep. The present work illustrates an experimental activity of extraction of vital parameters of a subject during his stay in bed, based on the elaboration of the BallistoCardioGraphic (BCG) signal. It is shown how the values of heart and respiratory rate can be obtained, and how useful information can be obtained to investigate sleep disorders such as insomnia, sleep apnoea, bruxism, restless leg syndrome, night epilepsy, sleepwalking and narcolepsy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
