Evaluating commercially available wireless cardiovascular monitors for measuring and transmitting real-time physiological responses in children with autism.

ABSTRACT: Commercially available wearable biosensors have the potential to enhance psychophysiology research and digital health technologies for autism by enabling stress or arousal monitoring in naturalistic settings. However, such monitors may not be comfortable for children with autism due to sensory sensitivities. To determine the feasibility of wearable technology in children with autism age 8-12 years, we first selected six consumer-grade wireless cardiovascular monitors and tested them during rest and movement conditions in 23 typically developing adults. Subsequently, the best performing monitors (based on data quality robustness statistics), Polar and Mio Fuse, were evaluated in 32 children with autism and 23 typically developing children during a 2-h session, including rest and mild stress

SUBMITTER: Nuske HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9040058 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature