Measuring emotional wellbeing with a non-intrusive bed sensor

Abstract

We examine the possibility of using non-intrusive bed sensor measures to ascertain the emotional wellness of an individual. To this end we did a convergent validation study to determine whether heart rate and respiration measures provided by the bed sensor correlate with self reports through questionnaires. The results show that negative affect and worry tension positively correlate with nocturnal respiration. © 2009 Springer Berlin Heidelberg.