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  • Physiological responses to external stimuli
  • Healthcare technology and artificial intelligence
  • Stress management and well-being

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  • Stress significantly impacts health, necessitating effective monitoring and management strategies.
  • Autonomic nervous system (ANS) balance, indicated by heart rate variability (HRV), is crucial for well-being.
  • Technological advancements offer new avenues for physiological assessment and stress quantification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore strategies for increasing well-being and reducing stress through analysis of physiological responses.
  • To evaluate the impact of musical sound stimulation on stress and well-being using HRV.
  • To present a healthcare-centered Internet of Things (IoT) system for cardiac assessment and explore AI-driven stress classification models.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) to assess autonomic nervous system (ANS) balance.
  • Implementation of a healthcare-centered Internet of Things (IoT) system using photoplethysmography (PPG) and ballistocardiography (BCG).
  • Development of new PPG signal processing algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) models (fuzzy logic) for physiological marker extraction and stress level classification.

Main Results:

  • Experimental results evaluated HRV and respiratory patterns under varying temperature and humidity, assessing thermal comfort.
  • Simultaneous extraction of physiological markers (HR, HRV, RR, SpO2) using multichannel detection and distributed computing.
  • Correlations between stress, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels were explored via mobile applications.

Conclusions:

  • The study highlights the potential of technological solutions, including IoT and AI, for effective stress monitoring and management.
  • Findings suggest that understanding physiological responses to stimuli can inform strategies for enhancing well-being.
  • Further research into alternative relaxation techniques like holistic medicine and aromatherapy is encouraged for stress counteraction.