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Digital biomarkers reflect stress reduction after augmented reality guided meditation: a feasibility study

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DigiBiom '22: Proceedings of the 2022 Workshop on Emerging Devices for Digital Biomarkers

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3539494.3542754

Published: 27 June 2022 Publication History

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Meditation, a mental and physical exercise which helps to focus attention and reduce stress has gained more popularity in recent years. However, meditation requires a concerted effort and regular practice. To explore the feasibility of using Augmented Reality(AR) Devices to assist in meditating, we recruited ten subjects to perform a five-minute meditation task integrated into AR devices. Heart Rate, Heart Rate Variability, and skin conductance response(SCR) are analyzed based on an Electrocardiogram(ECG), Electrodermal activity to monitor the physiological changes during and after a meditation session. Additionally, participants filled out surveys containing the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ), a clinically validated survey designed to evaluate stress levels before and after meditation to analyze the change in stress levels. Finally, we found significant differences in Heart Rate and Mean SCR Recovery Time for participants between the three study procedure periods (before, during, and after guided meditation).

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Mitsea EDrigas ASkianis C(2023)Digitally Assisted Mindfulness in Training Self-Regulation Skills for Sustainable Mental Health: A Systematic ReviewBehavioral Sciences10.3390/bs1312100813:12(1008)Online publication date: 10-Dec-2023
https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13121008
Ku BItagaki TSeaborn K(2023)Dis/Immersion in Mindfulness Meditation with a Wandering Voice AssistantExtended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3544549.3585627(1-6)Online publication date: 19-Apr-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3544549.3585627
Eom SKim SJiang YChen RRoghanizad ARosenthal MDunn JGorlatova M(2023)Investigation of Thermal Perception and Emotional Response in Augmented Reality using Digital Biomarkers: A Pilot Study2023 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)10.1109/VRW58643.2023.00042(170-173)Online publication date: Mar-2023
https://doi.org/10.1109/VRW58643.2023.00042

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Digital biomarkers reflect stress reduction after augmented reality guided meditation: a feasibility study
1. Applied computing
  1. Life and medical sciences
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Ubiquitous and mobile computing

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Mitsea EDrigas ASkianis C(2023)Digitally Assisted Mindfulness in Training Self-Regulation Skills for Sustainable Mental Health: A Systematic ReviewBehavioral Sciences10.3390/bs1312100813:12(1008)Online publication date: 10-Dec-2023
https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13121008
Ku BItagaki TSeaborn K(2023)Dis/Immersion in Mindfulness Meditation with a Wandering Voice AssistantExtended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3544549.3585627(1-6)Online publication date: 19-Apr-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3544549.3585627
Eom SKim SJiang YChen RRoghanizad ARosenthal MDunn JGorlatova M(2023)Investigation of Thermal Perception and Emotional Response in Augmented Reality using Digital Biomarkers: A Pilot Study2023 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)10.1109/VRW58643.2023.00042(170-173)Online publication date: Mar-2023
https://doi.org/10.1109/VRW58643.2023.00042

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