scholarly journals Simple Wearable Device to Reduce Stress When Delivering a Speech without Pre-training

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-240
Author(s):  
Takahiro Yamane ◽  
Yuma Nakadoi ◽  
Mina Takagi ◽  
Mizuki Morita
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cardiac Activity ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
Wearable Device ◽  
Experimental Setting ◽  
Modern Life ◽  
Speech Task ◽  
Preparation Phase

Objectives: There are many occasions in modern life when people must deliver presentations in front of audiences. Most people feel nervous before and while giving a speech. If there were a simple way to ease their stress, speakers would be able to perform better and their quality of life would improve. Consequently, this study aimed to alleviate the stress of speakers giving speeches by regulating breathing using a simple device.Methods: To achieve this goal, a popular device, the Apple Watch, was chosen. Twenty-eight participants were divided into two groups: the Breathe app group and the non-Breathe app group. The Breathe app group regulated their breathing using the Breathe app installed on an Apple Watch before speech preparation. The non-Breathe app group listened to an explanation of the experiment so that they could not undertake their own stress-easing strategies. Participants prepared speeches about themselves and delivered them in front of the researcher.Results: The Breathe app exercise eased stress during the exercise itself and the preparation phase of the speech task based on participants’ cardiac activity. However, stress was not alleviated during speech delivery.Conclusions: Based on the experimental setting and results of this study, together with the findings of previous studies, introducing pre-training sessions and performing stress-easing tasks before and/or during a speech, such as sending vibrations to participants’ wearable devices, might be an effective way to reduce stress when delivering speeches immediately after the breath-regulating task.

scholarly journals A dedicated wearable device integrated in textiles

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (01) ◽  
pp. 68-72
Author(s):  
MONICA LEBA ◽  
ANDREEA CRISTINA IONICĂ ◽  
MARIUS NICOLAE RÎȘTEIU
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
Wearable Device ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Textile Product

The wearable devices have a big role in increasing the quality of life that should take into account also the persons withdisabilities. Our research focuses on a certain category of persons with disabilities, namely those with visual impair-ments. Thus, once again the technological progress must be capitalized in favour of the less fortunate. We propose anoriginal device easy to use and integrate into any textile product. The device contains a microcontroller, sensors andactuators. The sensors collect information from the outside world and provide a “picture” of it by means of tactile andacoustic actuators. The research opens the possibility of designing of fabrics using nanotechnology to have sensors andactuators directly into the fabric

scholarly journals SQoF-WEAR Project. The Use of Wearable Devices to Identify the Impact of Stress on Workers’ Quality of Life

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Patricia Concheiro-Moscoso ◽  
Betania Groba ◽  
Sílvia Monteiro-Fonseca ◽  
Nereida Canosa ◽  
Cristina Queirós
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

(1) Background: Stress is a major public health problem due to its relevant health, social and economic repercussions. Moreover, stress can be associated with work; when stress increases over time, burnout can occur, an occupational phenomenon recognized by the WHO in 2019. There is interest in the use of wearable devices to monitor and control stressors and their influence on the condition of workers. This study aims to identify the level of job stress and its influence on the quality of life of workers. (2) Methods:This longitudinal study was carried out between the end of May and mid-July 2021. Three assessment tools along with a daily and a weekly questionnaire were computerized through the RedCap platform. The participants had to fill out the diary and weekly questionnaires and wear a Xiaomi Mi Band 5 during the project. (3) Results and discussion: Thirty-six workers from the University of Coruña and from the University of Porto participated in the project. This study promotes the awareness of workers regarding their work stress and the influence of this factor on their quality of life using physiological (e.g., activity, sleep, and heart rate) and psychological indicators (self-report questionnaires in different moments).

scholarly journals Wearable Solutions for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease and Neurocognitive Disorder: A Systematic Review

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 2713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asma Channa ◽  
Nirvana Popescu ◽  
Vlad Ciobanu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
Neurocognitive Disorder ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Early Diagnose

Prevalence of neurocognitive diseases in adult patients demands the use of wearable devices to transform the future of mental health. Recent development in wearable technology proclaimed its use in diagnosis, rehabilitation, assessment, and monitoring. This systematic review presents the state of the art of wearables used by Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients or the patients who are going through a neurocognitive disorder. This article is based on PRISMA guidelines, and the literature is searched between January 2009 to January 2020 analyzing four databases: PubMed, IEEE Xplorer, Elsevier, and ISI Web of Science. For further validity of articles, a new PEDro-inspired technique is implemented. In PEDro, five statistical indicators were set to classify relevant articles and later the citations were also considered to make strong assessment of relevant articles. This led to 46 articles that met inclusion criteria. Based on them, this systematic review examines different types of wearable devices, essential in improving early diagnose and monitoring, emphasizing their role in improving the quality of life, differentiating the various fitness and gait wearable-based exercises and their impact on the regression of disease and on the motor diagnosis tests and finally addressing the available wearable insoles and their role in rehabilitation. The research findings proved that sensor based wearable devices, and specially instrumented insoles, help not only in monitoring and diagnosis but also in tracking numerous exercises and their positive impact towards the improvement of quality of life among different Parkinson and neurocognitive patients.

scholarly journals Improving Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients With an Ostomy Using a Novel Digital Wearable Device: Protocol for a Pilot Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. e82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dara Rouholiman ◽  
Jamison G Gamble ◽  
Sylvie D Dobrota ◽  
Ellen M Encisco ◽  
Ashish G Shah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Wearable Device ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Wearable devices for health-related quality of life evaluation

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (19) ◽  
pp. 9315-9326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriano Tramontano ◽  
Mario Scala ◽  
Mario Magliulo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Life Evaluation ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

P54.04 Detecting Elevated Risk of Diminished Quality of Life Among Lung Cancer Patients by Using Wearable Devices

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. S1130-S1131
Author(s):  
M. Torrente ◽  
F. Franco ◽  
A. Collazo Lorduy ◽  
V. Calvo ◽  
P. Martinez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
Elevated Risk ◽  
Lung Cancer Patients

scholarly journals Mobile Health App With Social Media to Support Self-Management for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Prospective Randomized Controlled Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Yi Li ◽  
Fu-Chun Chiu ◽  
Jyun-Kai Zeng ◽  
Yao-Wei Li ◽  
Su-Hua Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Management Platform

BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health burden. Self-management plays a key role in improving modifiable risk factors. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of wearable devices, a health management platform, and social media at improving the self-management of CKD, with the goal of establishing a new self-management intervention model. METHODS In a 90-day prospective experimental study, a total of 60 people with CKD at stages 1-4 were enrolled in the intervention group (n=30) and control group (n=30). All participants were provided with wearable devices that collected exercise-related data. All participants maintained dietary diaries using a smartphone app. All dietary and exercise information was then uploaded to a health management platform. Suggestions about diet and exercise were provided to the intervention group only, and a social media group was created to inspire the participants in the intervention group. Participants’ self-efficacy and self-management questionnaire scores, Kidney Disease Quality of Life scores, body composition, and laboratory examinations before and after the intervention were compared between the intervention and control groups. RESULTS A total of 49 participants completed the study (25 in the intervention group and 24 in the control group); 74% of the participants were men and the mean age was 51.22 years. There were no differences in measured baseline characteristics between the groups except for educational background. After the intervention, the intervention group showed significantly higher scores for self-efficacy (mean 171.28, SD 22.92 vs mean 142.21, SD 26.36; <i>P</i>&lt;.001) and self-management (mean 54.16, SD 6.71 vs mean 47.58, SD 6.42; <i>P</i>=.001). Kidney Disease Quality of Life scores were also higher in the intervention group (mean 293.16, SD 34.21 vs mean 276.37, SD 32.21; <i>P</i>=.02). The number of steps per day increased in the intervention group (9768.56 in week 1 and 11,389.12 in week 12). The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of the intervention group was higher than that of the control group (mean 72.47, SD 24.28 vs mean 59.69, SD 22.25 mL/min/1.73m<sup>2</sup>; <i>P</i>=.03) and the decline in eGFR was significantly slower in the intervention group (–0.56 vs –4.58 mL/min/1.73m<sup>2</sup>). There were no differences in body composition between groups postintervention. CONCLUSIONS The use of wearable devices, a health management platform, and social media support not only strengthened self-efficacy and self-management but also improved quality of life and a slower eGFR decline in people with CKD at stages 1-4. These results outline a new self-management model to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors for patients with CKD. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04617431; https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04617431

scholarly journals Monitoring and Predicting Occupant’s Sleep Quality by Using Wearable Device OURA Ring and Smart Building Sensors Data (Living Laboratory Case Study)

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 459
Author(s):  
Elena Malakhatka ◽  
Anas Al Al Rahis ◽  
Osman Osman ◽  
Per Lundqvist
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
Wearable Device ◽  
Physiological Data ◽  
Smart Meters ◽  
Smart Building ◽  
Good Potential ◽  
Indoor Comfort

Today’s commercially-off-the-shelf (COST) wearable devices can unobtrusively capture several important parameters that may be used to measure the indoor comfort of building occupants, including ambient air temperature, relative humidity, skin temperature, perspiration rate, and heart rate. These data could be used not only for improving personal wellbeing, but for adjusting a better indoor environment condition. In this study, we have focused specifically on the sleeping phase. The main purpose of this work was to use the data from wearable devices and smart meters to improve the sleep quality of residents living at KTH Live-in-Lab. The wearable device we used was the OURA ring which specializes in sleep monitoring. In general, the data quality showed good potential for the modelling phase. For the modelling phase, we had to make some choices, such as the programming language and the AI algorithm, that was the best fit for our project. First, it aims to make personal physiological data related studies more transparent. Secondly, the tenants will have a better sleep quality in their everyday life if they have an accurate prediction of the sleeping scores and ability to adjust the built environment. Additionally, using knowledge about end users can help the building owners to design better building systems and services related to the end-user’s wellbeing.

Illumination Design for Shaping Lighting Culture in the Room

2011 ◽  
Vol 250-253 ◽  
pp. 3586-3590
Author(s):  
Jin Hong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Interior Design ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Modern Life ◽  
Illumination Design

Interior design in modern room pursues culture taste. The illumination design is an indispensable part in shaping the culture of room. Because of the importance of artifical light in modern life, excellent illumination design plays a very significant role on shaping the lighting culture in room and improving people's quality of life.

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