https://pittplusme.org/study/1364
Emotions and Wearable Sensors Study
STUDY BASICS
Are you 18-30 years of age? Can you read and write in English? If so, you may be able to take part in a research study to help learn more about how different emotional states affect the mind and body. Compensation provided.
STUDY PURPOSE
Feeling stressed or unhappy can affect blood pressure, heart rate, and other bodily responses. The purpose of this study is to use wearable sensors to learn more about how different emotional states affect the mind and body. Researchers hope their findings will lead to better ways to detect stress, and to the development of better interventions to prevent or minimize stress and negative emotions in the future.COULD THIS STUDY BE RIGHT FOR YOU?
- Ages 18-30
- Able to read and write in English
- Not currently pregnant
WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPECT
Participation involves 1 study visit that will take about 1 hour and 45 minutes to complete. During the visit, you will be asked to watch video clips and complete various tasks on a computer while having your blood pressure, heart rate, and skin response monitored and recorded by wearable sensors.IRB: PRO18080067
- Affective State Estimation from Wearable Sensors: Phase 2
MEET THE RESEARCHER
Carissa Low
Carissa Low, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Psychology, and Biomedical Informatics and Director of the Mobile Sensing + Health Institute at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Low received her PhD in clinical and health psychology from UCLA and completed her clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh before joining the University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine faculty in 2013.
Dr. Low's research focuses on the use of technology to monitor and manage chronic health conditions, with particular emphasis on remote patient monitoring and symptom management during and after cancer treatment.
MEET THE COORDINATOR
Krina Durica
Krina Durica, MA, is a Program Manager with the University of Pittsburgh. Krina received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and her Master of Arts degree in Applied Psychological Research from Penn State University. Krina has been working in research since 2009 and has worked with her current team at the University of Pittsburgh since January of 2017. She has experience coordinating research studies involving the use of technology in areas including emotions of typically-developing individuals, activity levels of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and surgery, and social skills of individuals with autism.