Neuro-Fuzzy Physiological Computing to Assess Stress Levels in Virtual Reality Therapy

G. Tartarisco, N. Carbonaro, A. Tonacci, G. M. Bernava, A. Arnao, G. Crifaci, Pietro Cipresso, Giuseppe Riva, Andrea Gaggioli, D. De Rossi, A. Tognetti, G. Pioggia

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Abstract

This paper reports the design and assessment of a neuro-fuzzy model to support clinicians during virtual reality therapy. The implemented model is able to automatically recognize the perceived stress levels of the patients by analyzing physiological and behavioral data during treatment. The model, consisting of a self-organizing map and a fuzzy-rule-based module, was trained unobtrusively recording electrocardiogram, breath rate and activity during stress inoculation provided by the exposure to virtual environments. Twenty nurses were exposed to sessions simulating typical stressful situations experienced at their workplace. Four levels of stress severity were evaluated for each subject by gold standard clinical scales administered by trained personnel. The model's performances were discussed and compared with the main machine learning algorithms. The neuro-fuzzy model shows better performances in terms of stress level classification with 83% of mean recognition rate. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Stress levels were predicted on the basis of physiological computing using a neuro-fuzzy model during virtual reality therapy. Features were extracted from ECG and respiration obtaining high accuracy and optimization of computational costs. The neuro-fuzzy model shows better performance than the more frequently adopted classifiers. This approach may enhance the use of physiological computing for stress treatment in clinical practice
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)521-533
Numero di pagine13
RivistaInteracting with Computers
Volume27
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2015

Keywords

  • psychophysiology
  • stress

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