Autonomic responses to pressure sensitivity of head, face and neck: Heart rate and skin conductance.

Autor: Yang W; Harbin Ergineering University Yantai Research Institute, Yantai, 264000, China; School of Design Hunan University, Taozi Road, Changsha, 410000, China. Electronic address: yangwenxiu@hrbeu.edu.cn., Chen T; School of Design Hunan University, Taozi Road, Changsha, 410000, China., He R; School of Design Hunan University, Taozi Road, Changsha, 410000, China., Goossens R; The Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2628CE, Delft, the Netherlands., Huysmans T; The Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2628CE, Delft, the Netherlands.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Applied ergonomics [Appl Ergon] 2024 Jan; Vol. 114, pp. 104126. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 26.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2023.104126
Abstrakt: Subjective scales are frequently used in the design process of head-related products to assess pressure discomfort. Nevertheless, some users lack fundamental cognitive and motor abilities (e.g., paralyzed patients). Therefore, it is vital to find non-verbal measurements of pressure discomfort and pressure pain. This study gathered the autonomic response data (heart rate and skin conductance) of 30 landmarks in head, neck and face from 31 participants experiencing pressure discomfort and pressure pain. The results indicate that pressure stimulation can change heart rate (HR) and skin conductance (SC). SC can be more useful in assessing pressure discomfort than HR for specific landmarks, and SC also possesses a faster arousal rate than HR. Moreover, HR decreased in response to pressure stimulation, while SC decreased followed by an increase. In comparisons between genders, the subjective pressure discomfort threshold (PDT) and pressure pain threshold (PPT) of women were lower than those of men, but men's autonomic responses (HR and SC) were more intense. Furthermore, there was no linear correlation between subjective pressure thresholds (PDT and PPT) and autonomic response intensity. This study has significant implications for resolving ergonomic issues (pressure discomfort and pain) associated with head-related products.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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