PRO-Diary User Guide 1.2.1 10/02/15
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1.2 Indications For Use
The PRO-Diary is a compact, lightweight, body-worn activity monitoring device
that may be used to document physical movement associated with applications
in physiological monitoring. The device is intended to monitor limb or body
movements during daily living and sleep. The PRO-Diary can be used to assess
activity in any instance where quantifiable analysis of physical motion is desired.
The PRO-Diary has a built-in score pad that allows the wearer to subjectively
assign and enter responses to pre-programmed questions. The score pad can be
used as a substitute or in addition to the traditional written patient diary in
conjunction with activity monitoring.
1.3 Contraindications
The PRO-Diary Motion is indicated for use on healthy, undamaged areas of skin.
Where the patient has a history of skin irritation, a device should be worn for a
brief period to test for skin irritation prior to commencing any recording.
1.4 Required Skills, Training & Knowledge of Intended Users.
It is intended that the device be administered only by duly qualified health care
professionals, researchers and or trained nursing staff, possibly in a hospital
environment.
1.5 General Description of Use
The PRO-Diary Motion provides patient diary functionality by means of PC
software based questionnaire configuration and upload to the device. The device
will automatically prompt the subject for input at pre-defined intervals or,
depending upon configuration, upon user request. The responses to the
questions are recorded to internal non-volatile memory and the date may then be
downloaded using the PC software. The resulting data may be exported for
further analysis in third party software packages.
The PRO-Diary Motion contains a miniature accelerometer to allow
measurement and recording of physical movement of the wrist which provides a
close correlation to whole body movement. The data are sampled at 50Hz and
processed into ‘epochs’ of user selectable length. These data are stored into an
internal non-volatile memory and then downloaded for analysis at the end of the
study period. Activity data recorded by the PRO-Diary may be analysed off-line
using the MotionWare Software Package.
