Assessing the feasibility of heart rate variability as an objective indicator of anxiety in older adults with dementia living in care homes
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 i...
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BMC
2021-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Research Notes |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-021-05458-2 |