Measuring pressure can help with Parkinson’s disease

One of the advantages of the new smart watch Samsung Galaxy Watch4 is definitely a pressure measuring function. According to the portal SamMobile could even help patients with Parkinson’s disease.

The research compared the functionality of a watch with a classic tonometer

Parkinson’s disease is a serious neurological disease that manifests itself in three main symptoms – chills, muscle stiffness and decreased mobility. The disease usually occurs after the age of 50 and the incidence is approximately 1 patient per 1000 population. Patients with this diagnosis also face the so-called orthostatic hypotension. These are acute conditions of low pressure, which are caused by insufficient contraction of blood vessels.

And the pressure measurement function in the Galaxy Watch4, Galaxy Watch3 and Galaxy Watch Active2 could help with them. According to the portal SamMobile this is proved by research led by dr. Jin Whan Choa and dr. Jong Hyeon Ahna, who published the medical journal Frontiers in Neurology. In it, they compared the values ​​measured by the Galaxy Watch3 smart watch with the values ​​measured by a medical tonometer.

What was the result of the research?

The research was to involve up to 56 people with an average age of 66.9 years. Each patient was measured three times with a watch in one hand and a tonometer in the other. The mean and deviation between devices were 0.4 ± 4.6 mmHg for systolic pressure (SBP) and 1.1 ± 4.5 mmHg for diastolic pressure (DBP). The correlation coefficient (r) between devices was 0.967 for systolic pressure and 0.916 for diastolic pressure measurement

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Samsung’s smart watch thus enables relatively accurate measurement of pressure and could be a useful tool for patients with Parkinson’s disease. Unlike conventional medical devices, they are much more comfortable to wear and are always at hand or on hand. Of course, it should be remembered that their initial calibration is also necessary for correct pressure measurement.