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Developing Climate Change and Health Impact Monitoring with eHealth at the South East Asia Community Observatory and Health and Demographic Surveillance Site, Malaysia (CHIMES)

Barteit et al. · 2023 · Frontiers in Public Health

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1153149 ↗

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03 / Interpretation

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Summary

CHIMES evaluates the feasibility of sensor-based climate and health research at SEACO, including asthma and COPD.

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Scientific notes: 2026-11-11 · Research connections: 12 November 2026

Protocol / published information

Protocol overview

No health-effect estimates are reported. The paper specifies how CHIMES will test combining sensor measurements and respiratory-health assessment.

Study design & setting

Study design and methods

Population, setting or evidence base

SEACO HDSS, Segamat, Malaysia. Mixed-methods feasibility, acceptability and reliability protocol. Planned 120 adults, three cohorts of 40, each monitored for 21 days.

Methods

Garmin wearables, indoor sensors, locally printed weather stations, respiratory screening, home spirometry, weekly questionnaires and post-study interviews; planned mixed-effects exposure analyses.

Limits to interpretation

Limitations

Small, short-duration feasibility sample; sensor fit, activity and physiology can influence measurement. Devices are described as recreational rather than certified diagnostic tools.

Research relevance

A concrete Malaysian implementation of CHEERS methods, including asthma and COPD research.

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