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Assessing the Feasibility of Heart Rate Variability as an Objective Indicator of Anxiety in Older Adults with Dementia Living in Care Homes
Arlene J. Astell
University of Reading
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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 examines the feasibility of HRV as an indicator of anxiety in older adults with dementia living in a care home. 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. Additionally, there was a negative relationship between HRV and self-reported anxiety. 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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Dementia, anxiety, heart rate variability, long-term care
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Assessing the Feasibility of Heart Rate Variability as an Objective Indicator of Anxiety in Older Adults with Dementia Living in Care Homes
Arlene J. Astell
University of Reading
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6822-9472
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Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 05 Oct, 2020
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Editor invited
On 23 Sep, 2020
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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 examines the feasibility of HRV as an indicator of anxiety in older adults with dementia living in a care home. 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. Additionally, there was a negative relationship between HRV and self-reported anxiety. 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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Due to technical limitations, table 1 & 3 is only available as a download in the Supplemental Files section.