Health Psychology

All of CamNtech's product range is being used by health psychologists in different research areas. Of particular interest to many researchers are the Actiheart and the PRO-Diary.

Actiheart

Records activity, heart rate and heart rate variability in a small, lightweight and waterproof device which simply clips to two ECG pads on the chest:

• Collect data on Activity Energy Expenditure in free living – validated against Doubly Labeled Water
• Small, lightweight design is waterproof and weighs less than 10 grams to is ideal for collecting data on energy expenditure over long periods of time
• Record activity and heart rate data for up to 3 weeks with minimal patient burden
• Record Heart Rate Variability data (HRV) for up to 3.5 days in free living; the simplest and least invasive method of capturing HRV data

PRO-Diary

Electronic wrist worn patient diary for subjective data capture in real time

• Collect subjective patient data in real time
• Know that your data is actually collected at the times required with alarmed prompting
• Configurable in any language so can be used in projects in any country
• Large memory and long battery life mean that data can be captured for up to 1 month in longer studies
• The PRO-Diary is being used to capture subjective patient information in a number of applications within health psychology including:
  • Sleep
  • Food and nutrition
  • Obesity research
  • Sports & Exercise Science
  • Stress & anxiety