Clarence Baxter

Australian Computer Society — Dr Clarence (Clarrie) Baxter has made a distinguished contribution to ICT with his original research and knowledge in the field of mobile health, using built-in phone sensors for diagnosis and therapy. Clarrie has a passion for leveraging ubiquitous mobile ICT technology of smartphones and wearable devices to realise population and individual health improvements. He has combined his knowledge of clinical respiratory measurement with his computing expertise. This has led to robust and easy to use gamified software that virtualises a novel approach to an established clinical tool for respiratory therapy. His research and app development have the potential to reduce morbidity and mortality, and significantly improve health for many sufferers of respiratory disease worldwide, and also reduce health inequalities in remote and low-income communities and countries, with the reduced cost of using a smartphone applications.

mhealth.amegroups.org — Editorial - Health scorecards and electronic patient reported outcome measures (e-PROMs): the sum of us?

mhealth.amegroups.org — The mHealth journal aims to improve public health, particularly in underserved populations, health research, training, and education applications, and delivery systems around the world.

Queensland University of Technology — Prescribable mHealth using built-in device sensors: A mixed methods exploration of a respiratory therapy app for smartphones

Retail Pharmacy Magazine — Virtual technology may replace traditional therapy for those recovering from surgery and those with lung conditions, such as the overproduction of mucus, with a recent study showing the benefits of a new browser-based smartphone app designed to deliver such therapies.

qut.edu.au — A browser-based smartphone app designed to deliver therapy for people recovering from surgery and those with lung conditions involving overproduction of mucus could replace the more 'traditional' hand-held incentive spirometer device.

Australian Hospital and Healthcare Bulletin — QUT PhD candidate Clarence Baxter has developed a browser-based smartphone app to deliver therapy for people recovering from surgery and those with lung conditions involving overproduction of mucus. The QUT Inspire ISy app has been tested and compared with a Triflo II clinical incentive spirometry device by 24 healthy participants with the study's results published in the BMJ Open Respiratory Research journal.

Medical Xpress — The QUT Inspire ISy app, was developed by QUT Ph.D. candidate Clarence Baxter and has been tested and compared with a Triflo II clinical incentive spirometry device by 24 healthy participants with the study's results published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research.

bmj.com — Introduction: A new smartphone app (QUT Inspire) has been developed to detect inspiratory sound and deliver virtual incentive spirometry (ISy), a respiratory therapy technique used in post-operative recuperation, management of some chronic conditions and with potential applications in SARS-CoV-2 rehabilitation. The aim of this study was to compare the usability of this new app with a clinical ISy device as measured by effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction.

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MDPI — Background: Clinically valid and reliable simulated inspiratory sounds were required for the development and evaluation of a new therapeutic respiratory exergame application (i.e., QUT Inspire). This smartphone application virtualises incentive spirometry, a longstanding respiratory therapy technique. Objectives: Inspiratory flows were simulated using a 3 litre calibration syringe and validated using clinical reference devices.

jmir.org — Background: More than a million health and well-being apps are available from the Apple and Google app stores. Some apps use built-in mobile phone sensors to generate health data. Clinicians and patients can find information regarding safe and effective mobile health (mHealth) apps in third party-curated mHealth app libraries.

qut.edu.au — Dr Clarence Baxter PhD MPH (Distinction) FACS has a passion for leveraging digital devices to realise population and individual health improvements. His research focuses on digital health and potentially prescribable mobile & wearable health apps for diagnosis and therapy. He is an Industry Research Fellow (Digital Health) at the QUT School of Public Health & Social Work.