Understanding Stress in Children with ASD and Their Caregivers in Daily Life: A Feasibility Study Using Mobile Devices

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Caregivers of children with ASD experience more parenting stress than caregivers of typically developing children. Parenting stress is traditionally evaluated through questionnaires, which do not catch details about when and what exact stressful events occur during a day. This article introduces a data recording framework using mobileHCI based self-report and physiological signal collection to fill this gap. We designed an EasyConnect mobile app to allow caregivers of ASD to conveniently log stressful events using an e-survey. Meanwhile, a wearable physiological sensor was applied to collect Photoplethysmography (PPG) and Electrodermal Activity (EDA) signals. These signals were synchronized with the self-reports to analyze if there was any relation between physiological patterns and self-reported stress. Results collected from 8 families showed that: 1) the proposed framework successfully facilitated data collection; 2) EDA-based stress indicators were detected and associated with stress self-reports. Practical aspects and indications for future works are also discussed.

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