Assessing the feasibility of heart rate variability as an objective indicator of anxiety in older adults with dementia living in care homes
Abstract Objective Anxiety is reportedly prevalent in older adults with dementia living in care homes and, within this population, is most often assessed through caregiver reports. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a physiological indicator of autonomic function, whereby reduced vagally-mediated HRV i...
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| description | Abstract Objective Anxiety is reportedly prevalent in older adults with dementia living in care homes and, within this population, is most often assessed through caregiver reports. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a physiological indicator of autonomic function, whereby reduced vagally-mediated HRV is associated with a variety of anxiety symptoms and disorders. This study evaluates the feasibility of collecting HRV data within this population, presents HRV data for older adults with dementia living in a care home, and examines HRV in the context of self-reported anxiety. These data were collected during a larger study examining an exercise intervention. Results HRV data, in the form of log-transformed root mean square of the successive differences (lnRMSSD), were in line with transformed data from previous research. These data provide a promising direction for the use of wrist-worn devices in future HRV research with people living with dementia in care homes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-33437fc70dd24e7ab3f721d65246a7e82022-12-21T19:01:17ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002021-02-011411510.1186/s13104-021-05458-2Assessing the feasibility of heart rate variability as an objective indicator of anxiety in older adults with dementia living in care homesMilena A. Quinci0Arlene J. Astell1School of Psychology & Clinical Sciences, University of ReadingSchool of Psychology & Clinical Sciences, University of ReadingAbstract Objective Anxiety is reportedly prevalent in older adults with dementia living in care homes and, within this population, is most often assessed through caregiver reports. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a physiological indicator of autonomic function, whereby reduced vagally-mediated HRV is associated with a variety of anxiety symptoms and disorders. This study evaluates the feasibility of collecting HRV data within this population, presents HRV data for older adults with dementia living in a care home, and examines HRV in the context of self-reported anxiety. These data were collected during a larger study examining an exercise intervention. Results HRV data, in the form of log-transformed root mean square of the successive differences (lnRMSSD), were in line with transformed data from previous research. These data provide a promising direction for the use of wrist-worn devices in future HRV research with people living with dementia in care homes.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-021-05458-2DementiaAnxietyheart rate variabilitylong-term care |
| spellingShingle | Milena A. Quinci Arlene J. Astell Assessing the feasibility of heart rate variability as an objective indicator of anxiety in older adults with dementia living in care homes BMC Research Notes Dementia Anxiety heart rate variability long-term care |
| title | Assessing the feasibility of heart rate variability as an objective indicator of anxiety in older adults with dementia living in care homes |
| title_full | Assessing the feasibility of heart rate variability as an objective indicator of anxiety in older adults with dementia living in care homes |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the feasibility of heart rate variability as an objective indicator of anxiety in older adults with dementia living in care homes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the feasibility of heart rate variability as an objective indicator of anxiety in older adults with dementia living in care homes |
| title_short | Assessing the feasibility of heart rate variability as an objective indicator of anxiety in older adults with dementia living in care homes |
| title_sort | assessing the feasibility of heart rate variability as an objective indicator of anxiety in older adults with dementia living in care homes |
| topic | Dementia Anxiety heart rate variability long-term care |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-021-05458-2 |
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