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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Extending Anxiety Detection from Multimodal Wearables in Controlled Conditions to Real-World Environments.

Abdulrahman Alkurdi, Maxine He, Jonathan Cerna, Jean Clore, Richard Sowers, Elizabeth T Hsiao-Wecksler, Manuel E Hernandez

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Abdulrahman AlkurdiDepartment of Mechanical Science & Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-3378-6519
Maxine HeNeuroscience Program, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Jonathan CernaNeuroscience Program, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0901-2828
Jean CloreDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL 61805, USA.
Richard SowersDepartment of Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0531-7918
Elizabeth T Hsiao-WeckslerDepartment of Mechanical Science & Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9373-3611
Manuel E HernandezNeuroscience Program, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3501-9508

Funding

Jump ARCHES endowment through the Health Care Engineering Systems Center N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study quantitatively evaluated whether and how machine learning (ML) models built by data from controlled conditions can fit real-world conditions. This study focused on feature-based models using wearable technology from real-world data collected from young adults, so as to provide insights into the models' robustness and the specific challenges posed by diverse environmental noise. Feature-based models, particularly XGBoost and Decision Trees, demonstrated considerable resilience, maintaining higher accuracy and reliability across different noise levels. This investigation included an in-depth analysis of transfer learning, highlighting its potential and limitations in adapting models developed from standard datasets, like WESAD, to complex real-world scenarios. Moreover, this study analyzed the distributed feature importance across various physiological signals, such as electrodermal activity (EDA) and electrocardiography (ECG), considering their vulnerability to environmental factors. It was found that integrating multiple physiological data types could significantly enhance model robustness. The results underscored the need for a nuanced understanding of signal contributions to model efficacy, suggesting that feature-based models showed much promise in practical applications.

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AnxietyWearable Electronic DevicesAdultElectrocardiographyFemaleGalvanic Skin ResponseHumansMachine LearningMaleYoung Adultanxietymachine learningmultimodaltransfer learningwearable technology

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PMID40006470
PMCPMC11860555

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