Biofeedback systems for stress reduction: Towards a Bright Future for a Revitalized Field

Broek van den, Egon L. and Westerink, Joyce H.D.M. (2012) Biofeedback systems for stress reduction: Towards a Bright Future for a Revitalized Field. In: International Conference on Health Informatics, HEALTHINF 2012, 1-4 February 2012, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal.

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Abstract:	Stress has recently been baptized as the black death of the 21st century, which illustrates its threat to current health standards. This article proposes biofeedback systems as a means to reduce stress. A concise state-ofthe-art introduction on biofeedback systems is given. The field of mental health informatics is introduced. A compact state-of-the-art introduction on stress (reduction) is provided. A pragmatic solution for the pressing societal problem of illness due to chronic stress is provided in terms of closed loop biofeedback systems. A concise set of such biofeedback systems for stress reduction is presented. We end with the identification of several development phases and ethical concerns.
Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item
Copyright:	© 2012 SciTePress
Faculty:	Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS)
Research Group:	Human Media Interaction (HMI)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/79721
Conference URL:	http://www.healthinf.biostec.org/
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