• DocumentCode
    3549375
  • Title

    The efficacy of the gas discharge visualisation technique as a measure of physical and mental health

  • Author

    Dobson, Paul ; O´Keeffe, Elena

  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    23-24 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    455
  • Lastpage
    457
  • Abstract
    On the basis of our research, the GDV does not seem to possess a specific medical diagnostic capability, however, the GDV does display very significant change with interventions designed to reduce stress; therefore, the GDV technique can potentially be used in tracking the effectiveness of physical and mental fitness programmes. We also concluded that the level of GDV-entropy is an important indicator of mental health and can help to identify which individuals are more likely to suffer from stress and its consequences.
  • Keywords
    bioelectric phenomena; health care; medical diagnostic computing; medical information systems; gas discharge visualisation technique; medical diagnostic capability; mental health; physical health; Discharges; Displays; Electromagnetic fields; Fingers; Human factors; Medical diagnosis; Pulse measurements; Skin; Stress measurement; Visualization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computer-Based Medical Systems, 2005. Proceedings. 18th IEEE Symposium on
  • ISSN
    1063-7125
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-2355-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CBMS.2005.98
  • Filename
    1467733