In-situ measurement of electrodermal activity during occupational therapy

Background: Occupational therapists strive to help children and adults better understand and regulate their physiological arousal. Physiological arousal is often assessed by electrodermal activity (EDA), a peripheral measure of the sympathetic nervous system. Traditionally, EDA is measured on the finger tips via electrodes wired to a computer. This equipment constraint can make measuring physiological arousal during active therapy sessions very difficult, if not impossible.

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