Milena A Quinci1,2, Arlene J Astell3,4,5. 1. School of Psychology & Clinical Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 7BE, UK. 2. Centre for Cognitive & Brain Health, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA. 3. School of Psychology & Clinical Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 7BE, UK. a.astell@reading.ac.uk. 4. Department of Occupational Sciences & Occupational Therapy and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. a.astell@reading.ac.uk. 5. KITE, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada. a.astell@reading.ac.uk.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Anxiety is reportedly prevalent in older adults with dementia living in care homes and, within this population, is most often assessed through caregiver reports. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a physiological indicator of autonomic function, whereby reduced vagally-mediated HRV is associated with a variety of anxiety symptoms and disorders. This study evaluates the feasibility of collecting HRV data within this population, presents HRV data for older adults with dementia living in a care home, and examines HRV in the context of self-reported anxiety. These data were collected during a larger study examining an exercise intervention. RESULTS: HRV data, in the form of log-transformed root mean square of the successive differences (lnRMSSD), were in line with transformed data from previous research. These data provide a promising direction for the use of wrist-worn devices in future HRV research with people living with dementia in care homes.
OBJECTIVE:Anxiety is reportedly prevalent in older adults with dementia living in care homes and, within this population, is most often assessed through caregiver reports. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a physiological indicator of autonomic function, whereby reduced vagally-mediated HRV is associated with a variety of anxiety symptoms and disorders. This study evaluates the feasibility of collecting HRV data within this population, presents HRV data for older adults with dementia living in a care home, and examines HRV in the context of self-reported anxiety. These data were collected during a larger study examining an exercise intervention. RESULTS: HRV data, in the form of log-transformed root mean square of the successive differences (lnRMSSD), were in line with transformed data from previous research. These data provide a promising direction for the use of wrist-worn devices in future HRV research with people living with dementia in care homes.
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Anxiety; Dementia; heart rate variability; long-term care
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