Development of a Wearable Biofeedback Emotional Control Vest for Older Adult

Abstract:

Similar to many other countries in the world, the elderly population in Taiwan is now growing rapidly. Some older adults are found to have difficulty controlling their emotion, which may later develop into psychological diseases such as anxiety disorder. Therefore, emotional control is an important issue for elderly citizens. This study proposed a wearable biofeedback emotional control device, FeelVest, which integrates electrocardiography acquisition with heart rate variability analyzing techniques to detect user’s emotion. When a user is nervous and unstable, FeelVest would analyze the emotional state of the user. If the user’s emotional condition is judged as abnormal, the control module would remind the user to relax through vocal notification, or broadcast relaxation melodies to ease the user’s nerve. With this vest, older adults are able to monitor and regulate their own emotion and have a healthier life style.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 680)
• Pages: 466-472
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.680.466
• Online since: April 2013
• Authors: Hsin Chang Lo, Pin Chang Lin, Kang Ping Lin
• Keywords: Biofeedback, Emotional Control, Older Adult, Wearable

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