ReviewActa neuropsychiatrica2023
Wearables measuring electrodermal activity to assess perceived stress in care: a scoping review.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Aesthetic Experience in the Acceptance of Wearable Technology for People With Dementia: Critical Interpretive Synthesis.JMIR aging · 2025Pooled it
- The Use of Wearable Devices to Measure Sedentary Behavior during COVID-19: Systematic Review and Future Recommendations.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
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- Social Physiology: Human homeostasis is more efficient in social proximity.Science advances · 2026Article
- Electrodermal Activity as a Potential Diagnostic Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease: A Pilot Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Utilization of electrodermal activity in nursing research: A mapping review.Japan journal of nursing science : JJNS · 2026Review
- Integrated brain and body mechanisms underlying acute stress and trauma-related vulnerability.Neurobiology of stress · 2026Article
- Personalized modeling of stress and blood pressure reactivity using mobile health data.Npj mental health research · 2026Article
- Using a Transdisciplinary Approach in Learning Communities for Designing Wearable Stress Management for Vulnerable Populations: Development and Usability Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- From stress to success: using physiological data to predict cardiopulmonary resuscitation simulation performance.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Wearable IoT-Enabled Galvanic Skin Response Device for Objective Pain and Stress Monitoring: Hardware Design and Prototype Development.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Wearable Sensors for Precise Exercise Monitoring and Analysis.Biosensors · 2025Review
- Electrodermal Activity Analysis at Different Body Locations.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Detection of Cognitive Performance Deterioration Due to Cold-Air Exposure in Females Using Wearable Electrodermal Activity and Electrocardiogram.Biosensors · 2025Article
- A guide to consumer-grade wearables in cardiovascular clinical care and population health for non-experts.NPJ cardiovascular health · 2025Review
- A Review on Assisted Living Using Wearable Devices.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- Design of a Remote Multiparametric Tool to Assess Mental Well-Being and Distress in Young People (mHealth Methods in Mental Health Research Project): Protocol for an Observational Study.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Psychophysiological wellbeing in a class of dental students attending dental school: anxiety, burnout, post work executive performance and a 24 hours physiological investigation during a working day.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic stress responses can lead to physical and behavioural health problems, often experienced and observed in the care of people with intellectual disabilities or people with dementia. Electrodermal activity (EDA) is a bio-signal for stress, which can be measured by wearables and thereby support stress management. However, the how, when and to what extent patients and healthcare providers can benefit is unclear. This study aims to create an overview of available wearables enabling the detection of perceived stress by using EDA.
methodsFollowing the PRISMA-SCR protocol for scoping reviews, four databases were included in the search of peer-reviewed studies published between 2012 and 2022, reporting detection of EDA in relation to self-reported stress or stress-related behaviours. Type of wearable, bodily location, research population, context, stressor type and the reported relationship between EDA and perceived stress were extracted.
resultsOf the 74 included studies, the majority included healthy subjects in laboratory situations. Field studies and studies using machine learning (ML) to predict stress have increased in the last years. EDA is most often measured on the wrist, with offline data processing. Studies predicting perceived stress or stress-related behaviour using EDA features, reported accuracies between 42% and 100% with an average of 82.6%. Of these studies, the majority used ML.
conclusionWearable EDA sensors are promising in detecting perceived stress. Field studies with relevant populations in a health or care context are lacking. Future studies should focus on the application of EDA-measuring wearables in real-life situations to support stress management.
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