The effect of wearable technology on psychomotor agitation in patients with diagnostic patients with schizophrenia expansion and psychosis

Introduction Due to the exacerbation of psychotic processes in acute psychiatric services, patients may exhibit risky behaviors for themselves and others. Especially, psycho-motor agitation seen schizophrenia result some harmful towards him/her self or other individuals patient. Physical restrain, chemical restrain with psychotropic drugs can be used ensuring safety patient a tendency toward violent behavior prevent harm himself These methods are usually applied when they showed aggressive behaviors, that is after observed warning signs real behaviors.There no system evaluate notice violence before obvious behaviors. By using wearable sensor able measure biological change sensors’ ability obtain quantitative objective data help health professionals damage advance. Objectives The aim this pilot study was changes measurements four sensors which persons schizophrenia. Methods Ten who restrained observation room, selected study. On first day (13:00), meets criteria inclusion end insulation process (the COVID test negative), measurement noon treatment. patients’ second were taken on switched from parenteral oral For measurement, circuits developed at Physiological Analysis Wearable Systems Research Laboratory Koç University connected various parts body collect non-invasive detailed below. In addition, including clinical status experimentation process, positive-negative syndrome scale also used. obtained under supervision chief nurse 10 minutes. Sensors electrocardiogram (ECG) photoplethysmogram (PPG), seismocardiography (SCG), temperature. Results Since recording errors two records, eight evaluated. Aside one evaluated, signal deviation strength increased general. This imply deviations strengths reduced during psychomotor agitation. suggest capable patients. Conclusions Considering results study, it planned carry out future studies larger sample size longer records. With these studies, thought determined an measurable way without risk. Disclosure Interest None Declared