Dispositivos Vestíveis para monitoramento psicofisiológico do estresse: uma revisão narrativa

Abstract

Wearable devices use sensors that continuously capture physiological signals and, once processed, allow the monitoring and development of interventions in various areas of health, including mental disorders. In Clinical Psychology, this type of technology can cooperate to the objective and continuous measurement of stress, as well as to generate feedback when stressful situations occur. This narrative literature review focused on these devices, presenting the main scientific data available, as well as opportunities and difficulties in implementing these devices in stress assessment and health treatments. The reviewed research indicated that it is necessary to develop more robust and theoretically based systems that integrate physiological, subjective and contextual responses to implement this type of wearable in clinical contexts. However, the accuracy already demonstrated by wearable sensors in laboratory situations and some continuous monitoring tests, reinforce that these are tools with great potential for application in clinical psychological practice.