TY - GEN
T1 - Comparison of Stress Reduction Effects Among Heartbeat Feedback Modalities
AU - Ito, Kodai
AU - Suga, Hiroshi
AU - Horie, Ryota
AU - Tada, Mitsunori
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - False heartbeat feedback is a method to provide a modified heartbeat to the participant. It is known to be effective for relieving stress even without instructions. In this study, we compared the effects of false heartbeat feedback on stress reduction among three different modalities, audio, visual, and audio-visual. For this purpose, we developed a feedback system using mixed reality (MR) head-mounted display (HMD) and a wrist band heart rate sensor. Using this system, we performed the experiment where the participants were asked to move small beans from one dish to the other by chopsticks as a stress task. At the same time, they were provided with a false heartbeat in a different modality. The results of the questionnaire showed a stress-reducing effect in audio feedback. In contrast, the results of the heart rate variability (HRV) analysis suggested a stress-reducing effect in visual feedback. In both analyses, audio-visual feedback did not show a stress-reducing effect, suggesting that the combination of multiple modalities has a negative effect on stress reduction.
AB - False heartbeat feedback is a method to provide a modified heartbeat to the participant. It is known to be effective for relieving stress even without instructions. In this study, we compared the effects of false heartbeat feedback on stress reduction among three different modalities, audio, visual, and audio-visual. For this purpose, we developed a feedback system using mixed reality (MR) head-mounted display (HMD) and a wrist band heart rate sensor. Using this system, we performed the experiment where the participants were asked to move small beans from one dish to the other by chopsticks as a stress task. At the same time, they were provided with a false heartbeat in a different modality. The results of the questionnaire showed a stress-reducing effect in audio feedback. In contrast, the results of the heart rate variability (HRV) analysis suggested a stress-reducing effect in visual feedback. In both analyses, audio-visual feedback did not show a stress-reducing effect, suggesting that the combination of multiple modalities has a negative effect on stress reduction.
KW - False feedback
KW - Heart rate
KW - Heartbeat
KW - Stress reduction
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-50726-8_46
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-50726-8_46
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85088740538
SN - 9783030507251
T3 - Communications in Computer and Information Science
SP - 352
EP - 358
BT - HCI International 2020 - Posters - 22nd International Conference, HCII 2020, Proceedings
A2 - Stephanidis, Constantine
A2 - Antona, Margherita
PB - Springer
T2 - 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020
Y2 - 19 July 2020 through 24 July 2020
ER -