Identifying stress scores from gait biometrics captured using a camera : A cross-sectional study

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BACKGROUND: Stress is a critical risk factor for various health issues, but an objective, non-intrusive and effective measurement approach for stress has not yet been established. Gait, the pattern of movements in human locomotion, has been proven to be a valid behavioral indicator for recognizing various mental states in a convenient manner.

RESEARCH QUESTION: This study aims to identify the severity of stress by assessing human gait recorded through an objective, non-intrusive measurement approach.

METHODS: One hundred and fifty-two participants with an average age of 23 years old (SD = 1.07) were recruited. The Chinese version of the Perceived Stress Scale with 10 items (PSS-10) was used to assess participants' stress levels. The participants were then required to walk naturally while being recorded with a regular camera. A total of 1320 time-domain and 1152 frequency-domain gait features were extracted from the videos. The top 40 contributing features, confirmed by dimensionality reduction, were input into models consisting of four machine-learning regression algorithms (i.e., Gaussian Process Regressor, Linear Regression, Random Forest Regressor, and Support Vector regression), to assess stress levels.

RESULTS: The models that combined time- and frequency-domain features performed best, with the lowest RMSE (4.972) and highest validation (r = 0.533). The Gaussian Process Regressor and Linear Regression outperformed the others. The greatest contribution to model performance was derived from gait features of the waist, hands, and legs.

SIGNIFICANCE: The severity of stress can be accurately detected by machine learning models using two-dimensional (2D) video-based gait data. The machine learning models used for assessing perceived stress were reliable. Waist, hand, and leg movements were found to be critical indicator in detecting stress.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:109

Enthalten in:

Gait & posture - 109(2024) vom: 11. März, Seite 15-21

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Jingying [VerfasserIn]
Wen, Yeye [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Junhong [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Nan [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Tingshao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Gait
Journal Article
Machine learning
Perceived stress
Regression
Video analysis

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Date Completed 15.03.2024

Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.01.013

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367324547