In-situ measurement of electrodermal activity during occupational therapy
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2010.
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| author | Hedman, Elliott B. (Elliot Bruce) |
| author2 | Rosalind W. Picard. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/621162019-04-10T14:33:03Z In-situ measurement of electrodermal activity during occupational therapy Hedman, Elliott B. (Elliot Bruce) Rosalind W. Picard. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences. Architecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2010. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-61). Physiological arousal is an important part of occupational therapy for children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) but therapists do not have a way to objectively measure how therapy affects arousal. We hypothesized that when children with SPD participate in guided activities within an occupational therapy setting, informative changes in electrodermal activity (EDA) can be detected using iCalm. iCalm is a small, wireless sensor developed at MIT that measures EDA and motion, worn on the wrist or above the ankle. Twenty-two children (ages 3-10) with a clinical diagnosis of SPD participated. EDA was measured from the backs of the children's ankles. Concurrent video recordings allowed for comparison of therapeutic activities and children's EDA. Overall, we measured 77 therapy sessions. All measurements were in-situ, during regularly scheduled therapy sessions. Statistical analysis describing how equipment affects EDA was inconclusive, suggesting that many factors play a role in how a child's EDA changes. Case studies provided examples of how occupational therapy affected children's EDA. This is the first study of the effects of occupational therapy's in-situ activities using continuous physiologic measures. The results suggest that careful case-study analyses of the relation between therapeutic activities and physiological arousal may inform clinical practice. by Elliott B. Hedman. S.M. 2011-04-04T17:47:38Z 2011-04-04T17:47:38Z 2010 2010 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62116 709593184 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 76 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Architecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences. Hedman, Elliott B. (Elliot Bruce) In-situ measurement of electrodermal activity during occupational therapy |
| title | In-situ measurement of electrodermal activity during occupational therapy |
| title_full | In-situ measurement of electrodermal activity during occupational therapy |
| title_fullStr | In-situ measurement of electrodermal activity during occupational therapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | In-situ measurement of electrodermal activity during occupational therapy |
| title_short | In-situ measurement of electrodermal activity during occupational therapy |
| title_sort | in situ measurement of electrodermal activity during occupational therapy |
| topic | Architecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences. |
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