PPG and EDA dataset collected with Empatica E4 for stress assessment

Data Brief. 2024 Jan 24:53:110102. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2024.110102. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Abstract

In response to challenging circumstances, the human body can experience marked levels of anxiety and distress. Wearable devices offer a means of real-time and ongoing data collection, facilitating personalized stress monitoring. Therefore, we collected physiological signals (blood pressure volume and electrodermal activities), using Empatica E4, from 29 subjects. A personalized protocol was developed to cause cognitive, mental, and psychological stressors since they are the ones that can be experienced in working or academic environment. We also propose a pipeline to clean and process these two signals to maximize the quality of further analysis. This study aids in the comprehension of the complex connection between stress and working situations by offering a sizable dataset made up of different physiological data. It additionally enables them to create cutting-edge stress-reduction techniques and improving professional achievement while lessening the negative impact of stress on welfare.

Keywords: Electrodermal activity; Electronic devices; Photoplethysmography; Stress detection; Wearable sensors.