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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Analysis of Heart Rate Variability in Response to Serious Games in Elderly People.

Chun-Ju Hou, Yen-Ting Chen, Mycel Capilayan, Yu-Sian Lin, Min-Wei Huang, Ji-Jer Huang

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06797804 (Effectiveness of Information Technology-Assisted Horticultural Therapy Program on Heart Rate Variability, Stress, Depression and Happiness Among Older Adults Resident in Long-Term Care Facilities), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Effectiveness of Information Technology-Assisted Horticultural Therapy Program on Heart Rate Variability, Stress, Depression and Happiness Among Older Adults Resident in Long-Term Care Facilities

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Taipei University of Nursing and Health SciencesRan2024 to 2026Enrolled76ConditionsHeart Rate Variability, Stress, Depression, HappinessArmsInformation Technology-Assisted Horticultural Therapy Program
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chun-Ju HouDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan City 710301, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0268-4392
Yen-Ting ChenDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan City 710301, Taiwan.
Mycel CapilayanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan City 710301, Taiwan.
Yu-Sian LinDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan City 710301, Taiwan.
Min-Wei HuangDepartment of Psychiatry, Chiayi Branch, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Chiayi 000600, Taiwan.
Ji-Jer HuangDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan City 710301, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-6604-8064
Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology · TWTaichung Veterans General Hospital · TW

Funding

Ministry of Education 13001090182-EDUMinistry of Science and Technology, Taiwan 108-2634-F-367-001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the proportion of elderly people continues to grow, so does the concern about age-related cognitive decline. Serious games have been developed for cognitive training or treatment, but measuring the activity of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) has not been taken to account. However, cognitive functioning has been known to be heavily influenced by the autonomic nervous system (ANS), and ANS activity can be quantified using heart rate variability (HRV). This paper aims to analyze the physiological response in normal elderly people as they play two types of serious games using HRV features from electrocardiography (ECG). A wearable device designed in-house was used to measure ECG, and the data from this device was pre-processed using digital signal processing techniques. Ten HRV features were extracted, including time-domain, nonlinear, and frequency-domain features. The experiment proceeds as follows: rest for three minutes, play a cognitive aptitude game, rest for another three minutes, followed by two reaction time games. Data from thirty older adults (age: 65.9 ± 7.34; male: 15, female: 15) were analyzed. The statistical results show that there was a significant difference in the HRV between the two types of games. From this, it can be concluded that the type of game has a significant effect on the ANS response. This can be further used in designing games for the elderly, either for training or mood management.

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Autonomic Nervous SystemWearable Electronic DevicesAgedElectrocardiographyFemaleHeart RateHumansMaleMiddle AgedRestANSECGHRVserious game

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PMID34640863
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