DocumentCode
3487131
Title
The screening of human psychological stress using Resonant Field Imaging (RFI) frequency counter
Author
Abdullah, Nurul Iwani ; Bakar, Osman Che ; Omar, Ankur ; Murat, Zunairah Hj ; Selamat, Mohamad Ikhsan
Author_Institution
Fac. of Med., Univ. Teknol. MARA, Sungai Buloh, Malaysia
fYear
2013
fDate
9-11 Dec. 2013
Firstpage
382
Lastpage
386
Abstract
The aim of the study was to screen the human psychological stress using Resonant Field Imaging (RFI) frequency counter. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 141 physically healthy participants. The body radiation frequencies were measured using RFI frequency counter at the frontal region. Participants were then required to complete the three validated questionnaires that served as the gold standard of stress i.e. Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10), General Health Questionnaire 12 (GHQ-12) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Scatter plots and Pearson Correlation analysis were done to find any associations between the body radiation frequencies and the total scores of the questionnaires. The results from this study showed that there were weak correlations between body radiation frequencies at frontal region with K10, HADS-Anxiety, HADS-Depression and GHQ-12. These findings suggest that RFI frequency counter has a potential to be used as a screening tool in detecting psychological stress.
Keywords
bioelectric phenomena; counters; electromagnetic fields; frequency measurement; patient monitoring; psychology; GHQ-12; General Health Questionnaire 12; HADS; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; K10; Kessler Psychological Distress Scale; Pearson correlation analysis; RFI frequency counter; body radiation frequencies; gold standard; human psychological stress screening; questionnaires; resonant field imaging frequency counter; scatter plots; Atmospheric measurements; Correlation; Frequency measurement; Psychology; Radiation detectors; Resonant frequency; Stress; Psychological stress; Resonant Field Imaging (RFI) frequency counter; body radiation frequency; questionnaires;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
RF and Microwave Conference (RFM), 2013 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Penang
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-2213-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/RFM.2013.6757289
Filename
6757289
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