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Smart Textile Technology for the Monitoring of Mental Health

Publicated to:Sensors. 25 (4): 1148- - 2025-02-01 25(4), DOI: 10.3390/s25041148

Authors: Fernandes, Shonal; Ramos, Alberto; Vega-Barbas, Mario; Garcia-Vazquez, Carolina; Seoane, Fernando; Pau, Ivan

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Karolinska Inst, Inst Clin Sci Intervent & Technol, S-14183 Stockholm, Sweden - Author
Karolinska Univ Hosp, Dept Clin Physiol, S-14157 Huddinge, Sweden - Author
Karolinska Univ Hosp, Dept Med Care Technol, S-14157 Huddinge, Sweden - Author
Univ Boras, Fac Text Engn & Business, Swedish Sch Text, Text Mat Technol,Dept Text Technol, SE-50332 Boras, Sweden - Author
Univ Design Innovat & Technol, Fac Diseno & Tecnol, Madrid 28016, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, ETSIS Telecomunicac, Calle Nikola Tesla S-N, Madrid 28038, Spain - Author
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Abstract

In recent years, smart devices have proven their effectiveness in monitoring mental health issues and have played a crucial role in providing therapy. The ability to embed sensors in fabrics opens new horizons for mental healthcare, addressing the growing demand for innovative solutions in monitoring and therapy. The objective of this review is to understand mental health, its impact on the human body, and the latest advancements in the field of smart textiles (sensors, electrodes, and smart garments) for monitoring physiological signals such as respiration rate (RR), electroencephalogram (EEG), electrodermal activity (EDA), electrocardiogram (ECG), and cortisol, all of which are associated with mental health disorders. Databases such as Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus were used to identify studies that utilized smart textiles to monitor specific physiological parameters. Research indicates that smart textiles provide promising results compared to traditional methods, offering enhanced comfort for long-term monitoring.

Keywords
CortisoCortisolElectrocardiogramElectrocardiographyElectrodermal activityElectroencephalogramElectroencephalographyHumansMental healthMonitoringMonitoring, physiologicRespiration rateRespiratory rateSmart textilesTextilesWearable electronic devices

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Sensors due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Instrumentation.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-23:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 8 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Sweden.

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (FERNANDES, SHONAL ANROSS) and Last Author (PAU DE LA CRUZ, IVAN).