Wireless Measurement of Sympathetic Arousal During in vivo Occupational Therapy Sessions.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

One goal of occupational therapists working with children who have sensory processing challenges is the regulation of arousal. Regulation strategies have not been evaluated using an empirical measure of physiological arousal.

Objective

To establish the feasibility of using an objective physiologic measure of sympathetic arousal in therapeutic settings and explore the relation between therapeutic activities and sympathetic arousal. To evaluate changes in electrodermal activity (EDA) during occupational therapy sessions.

Methods

Twenty-two children identified with sensory modulation dysfunction (SMD) wore a wireless EDA sensor during 50 min occupational therapy sessions (n = 77 sessions).

Results

All children were able to wear the sensor on the low

SUBMITTER: Hedman E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7659428 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature