Background The broad availability of smartphones and the number of health apps in app
stores have risen in recent years. Health apps have benefits for individuals (eg, the ability to …

Advances in wearable technologies provide the opportunity to monitor many physiological
variables continuously. Stress detection has gained increased attention in recent years …

In this work, authors address workload computation combining human activity recognition
and heart rate measurements to establish a scalable framework for health at work and …

Footpod monitors are wearable devices attaching to the shoe with the ability to sense
oscillations in leg movement; however, few studies provide reliability. The purpose was to …

Introduction Oil and gas workers have been shown to be at increased risk of chronic
diseases including cancer, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and hearing …

Advancements in wearable sensor technologies have revolutionized healthcare, particularly
in nurses stress level detection using accelerometer-based data. Accurate detection of nurse …

Health professionals are constantly exposed to stressful situations in their places of work.
When stress becomes something negative in the work routine, creating challenges for the …

In the current COVID-19 pandemic scenario, healthcare workers, in particular nurses, face
prolonged exposure to stress. This intense duress takes a toll on their health overtime …

An attractive feature of wearable sensors is their ability for continuous monitoring in the
natural environment, without active attention from the wearer. Data collected by these …

This article presents a research methodology for analysis of stress effects and allostatic load
of nurses during daily activities. Stress-related health issues are critical in healthcare …