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Towards a mobile galvanic skin response measurement system for mentally disordered patients

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Franz Gravenhorst,

Gerhard Tröster,

Agnes GruenerblAuthors Info & Claims

BodyNets '13: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Body Area Networks

Pages 432 - 435

https://doi.org/10.4108/icst.bodynets.2013.253684

Published: 30 September 2013 Publication History

Abstract

This paper outlines the design and implementation of a mobile galvanic skin response (GSR) measurement system applied to feet. The system comprises an off-the-shelf node featuring acceleration and GSR sensors with customized firmware and a mobile phone with a customized Android application. The app serves as graphical user interface (GUI) and remote control for the sensor node. The devices communicate wirelessly while implementing a power-saving strategy to limit the amount of communication. The technical feasibility of the system is demonstrated through data recording in a study comprising 28 measurements from 11 patients. In each measurement, two conditions are recorded. 12 statistically and highly significant GSR features for these two conditions are identified, with the number of maxima in the second derivate of the GSR signal being the most significant one.

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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3429446

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BodyNets '13: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Body Area Networks

September 2013

610 pages

ISBN:9781936968893

General Chair:
Junichi Suzuki
University of Massachusetts Boston
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Honggang Wang
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

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de Santana VOtani LMonteiro Ida Hora Rodrigues Kde Gois Ribeiro Darin TFreire AMota M(2021)Measuring Quantitative Situated User Experience with a Mobile Galvanic Skin Response SensorProceedings of the XX Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3472301.3484339(1-7)Online publication date: 18-Oct-2021
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3472301.3484339
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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3429446

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