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State of the Art on the Use of Portable Digital Devices to Assess Stress in Humans

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The aim of this study is to review the current tools for the assessment of stress response in humans, ranging from the use of psychological questionnaires to the latest tools involving portable digital devices. Practical implications in educational context are further discussed.

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  1. Department of Psychology, European University of Madrid, c/ Tajo, s/n. Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain

    Alberto Bellido & Ana Beltran-Velasco

  2. Department of Basic Psychology, Psychobiology and Methodology of Behavioral Sciences, University ofSalamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    Pablo Ruisoto

  3. Applied Psychology Research Group, European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez

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Bellido, A., Ruisoto, P., Beltran-Velasco, A. et al. State of the Art on the Use of Portable Digital Devices to Assess Stress in Humans. J Med Syst 42, 100 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-018-0955-0

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