Automation of Stress Recognition Using Subjective or Objective Measures

Goyal, Aishwarya; Singh, Shailendra; Vir, Dharam; Pershad, Dwarka

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“…Until now, the stress response level has not been quantitatively assessed as it was above-presented and only stress detections and classifications have been made [12, 18- No clear correlation pattern between measured physiological parameters and perceived levels of stress has yet been found [3,12]. Moreover, no agreements exist among professionals or within the research community either on a standard ground truth of stress level assessment or in a standard stress measurement method.…”

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“…Psychiatry, psychology and the medical community in general have established and are using, psychometric questionnaires as the appropriate tools to assess psychological stress [12], measuring mostly behavioural and cognitive skill changes. Among others, one of the most frequently used questionnaires are the subject's self-reporting assessments (e.g.…”

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“…On the other hand, diverse studies exist that assess stress using mainly markers extracted from biosignals and thus measure the physiological reactions of the stress response on the body (see [12,[18][19][20]). The most widely used biosignals are electrocardiography (ECG) [21,22] and skin conductance (SC) [21,23].…”

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Measuring acute stress response through physiological signals: towards a quantitative assessment of stress

Arza

Garzón-Rey

Lázaro

et al. 2018

Med Biol Eng Comput

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Social and medical problems associated with stress are increasing globally and seriously affect mental health and well-being. However, an effective stress-level monitoring method is still not available. This paper presents a quantitative method for monitoring acute stress levels in healthy young people using biomarkers from physiological signals that can be unobtrusively monitored. Two states were induced to 40 volunteers, a basal state generated with a relaxation task and an acute stress state generated by applying a standard stress test that includes five different tasks. Standard psychological questionnaires and biochemical markers were utilized as ground truth of stress levels. A multivariable approach to comprehensively measure the physiological stress response is proposed using stress biomarkers derived from skin temperature, heart rate, and pulse wave signals. Acute physiological stress levels (total-range 0-100 au) were continuously estimated every 1 min showing medians of 29.06 au in the relaxation tasks, while rising from 34.58 to 47.55 au in the stress tasks. Moreover, using the proposed method, five statistically different stress levels induced by the performed tasks were also measured. Results obtained show that, in these experimental conditions, stress can be monitored from unobtrusive biomarkers. Thus, a more general stress monitoring method could be derived based on this approach. Graphical abstract Stress measurements of different healthy young people throughout a Stress Session that includes a pre-relax stage (BL), memory test (ST and MT), stress anticipation time (SA), video display (VD) and arithmetic task.

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“…Stress is a highly complex process (e.g., chronic versus temporary stress) and not captured easily (e.g., McEwen et al, 2015). While previous research has focused on the impact of self-reported stress levels (Singh and Duque, 2012), neurophysiological tools (e.g., galvanic skin response, cardiovascular measures) and biochemical tools (e.g., measure cortisol levels) are well suited to measure different aspects of stress objectively (Föhr et al, 2015;Goyal et al, 2016;Seemann et al, 2016).…”

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Neuroscience in service research: an overview and discussion of its possibilities

Verhulst¹,

Keyser²,

Gustafsson³

et al. 2019

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2 NEUROSCIENCE IN SERVICE RESEARCH: AN OVERVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF ITS POSSIBILITIES STRUCTURED ABSTRACTPurpose: The paper discusses recent developments in neuroscientific methods and demonstrates its potential for the service field. This work is a call to action for more service researchers to adopt promising and increasingly accessible neuro-tools that allow the service field to benefit from neuroscience theories and insights.Design/methodology/approach: The paper synthesizes key literature from a variety of domains (e.g., neuroscience, consumer neuroscience, organizational neuroscience) to provide an in-depth background to start applying neuro-tools. Specifically, this paper outlines the most important neuro-tools today and discusses their theoretical and empirical value.Findings: To date, the use of neuro-tools in the service field is limited. This is surprising given the great potential they hold to advance service research. To stimulate the use of neurotools in the service area, the authors provide a roadmap to enable neuroscientific service studies and conclude with a discussion on promising areas (e.g., service experience, servicescape) ripe for neuroscientific input.Originality/value: The paper offers service researchers a starting point to understand the potential benefits of adopting the neuroscientific method and shows their complementarity with traditional service research methods like surveys, experiments, and qualitative research.In addition, this paper may also help reviewers and editors to better assess the quality of neuro-studies in service.

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“…Interventions to reduce maternal stress thus have the potential to improve mother and infant outcomes, and to lower the risk of pregnancy and breastfeeding complications. However, the use of psychotherapy in this population is challenging due to stigma and financial and logistical barriers (Goodman, 2009). This suggests a need for alternative simple therapies.…”

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A within-subject comparison of different relaxation therapies in eliciting physiological and psychological changes in young women

Dib

Wells

Fewtrell

2020

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Background Stress reactivity can be different in women compared to men, which might consequently influence disease risk.Stress in women may also generate adverse physiological effects on their offspring during pregnancy or lactation. The objective of this study was to compare the effects of different relaxation interventions on physiological outcomes and perceived relaxation in healthy young women, to assist in identifying the most appropriate intervention(s) for use in a subsequent trial for mothers who deliver prematurely. Methods A within-subject study was conducted in 17 women of reproductive age comparing five different relaxation interventions (guided-imagery meditation audio (GIM), music listening (ML), relaxation lighting (RL), GIM+RL, ML+RL), with control (silence/sitting), assigned in random order over a 3–6 week period. Subjective feelings of relaxation (10-point scale), heart rate (HR), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP, DBP), and fingertip temperature (FT) were measured before and after each technique Results All interventions significantly increased perceived relaxation and FT, while music also significantly reduced SBP (p < 0.05). Compared to control, HR significantly decreased following GIM (mean difference = 3.2 bpm, p < 0.05), and FT increased (mean difference = 2.2 °C, p < 0.05) and SBP decreased (mean difference = 3.3 mmHg, p < 0.01) following ML. GIM + RL followed by GIM were the most preferred interventions. Conclusions Based on preference, simplicity, and the physiological and psychological effects, GIM and ML were identified as the most effective tools for reducing stress and improving relaxation. These techniques warrant further research in larger samples and other populations.

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Automation of Stress Recognition Using Subjective or Objective Measures

Cited by 29 publications

References 92 publications

Measuring acute stress response through physiological signals: towards a quantitative assessment of stress

Measuring acute stress response through physiological signals: towards a quantitative assessment of stress

Neuroscience in service research: an overview and discussion of its possibilities

A within-subject comparison of different relaxation therapies in eliciting physiological and psychological changes in young women

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