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. 2025 Aug 27;27:e75658. doi: 10.2196/75658

Table 6.

Detailed measures used in the included studies.

Study Construct Physiological or behavioral measures Self-report tools
Brun and Wioland [30] Stress a Interviews
Storm et al [31] Cognitive workload HRVb
Amanhound et al [32] Cognitive workload NASA-TLXc
Aromaa et al [49] Cognitive workload NASA-TLX
Fraboni et al [54] Cognitive workload Single item from the NASA-TLX
Kalatzis et al [68] Stress and cognitive workload Stress: HRV; cognitive workload: — Stress: —; cognitive workload: SARTd
Lemasurier et al [33] Cognitive workload NASA-TLX
Tan et al [43] Cognitive workload SPRe
Memar and Esfahani [34] Anxiety EEGf
Arai et al [44] Stress SPR Semantic differential questionnaire
Baxter et al [51] Cognitive workload NASA-TLX
Brunzini et al [55] Cognitive workload and stress Cognitive workload: NASA-TLX; stress: NASg
Chacón et al [71] Cognitive workload NASA-TLX
Dehais et al [69] Stress GSRh VASi
Eimontaite et al [52] Anxiety Facial expression analysis RASj
Fournier et al [70] Cognitive workload NASA-TLX
Fujita et al [45] Stress SPR Semantic differential questionnaire devised ad hoc
Gervasi et al [56] Stress SCRsk SAMl
Gualtieri et al [57] Stress and cognitive workload Questionnaire devised ad hoc, interviews, and observations
Koppenborg et al [46] Stress, anxiety, and cognitive workload SAM, STAI-Sm, and NASA-TLX
Hopko et al [35] Stress and cognitive workload Stress: HRV; cognitive workload: — Stress: —; cognitive workload: SART and NASA-TLX
Luo et al [36] Cognitive workload Eye and pupil tracking
Mariscal et al [72] Cognitive workload Eye tracking NASA-TLX
Messeri et al [58] Stress and anxiety PANASn and STAIo
Panchetti et al [59] Stress and cognitive workload Stress: —; cognitive workload: eye tracking Stress: Short Stress State Questionnaire; cognitive workload: NASA-TLX
Pollak et al [73] Stress HRV PASAp
Pluchino et al [60] Cognitive workload Eye tracking and HRV NASA-TLX
Rossato et al [61] Cognitive workload NASA-TLX (frustration subscale)
Ustunel and Gunduz [74] Cognitive workload NASA-TLX
Van Dijk et al [75] Cognitive workload NASA-TLX
Zakeri et al [53] Anxiety and cognitive workload Anxiety: EEG; cognitive workload: EEG and fNIRSq Anxiety: —; cognitive workload: NASA-TLX
Arntz et al [47] Stress and cognitive workload Stress: PSSr; cognitive workload: NASA-TLX (frustration subscale)
Bettoni et al [62] Stress and cognitive workload HRV, electrodermal activity, and skin temperature Questionnaire adapted from the NASA-TLX
Eyam et al [50] Stress EEG
Gervasi et al [63] Stress HRV and SCLs
Rahman [37] Cognitive workload NASA-TLX
Nenna et al [64] Cognitive workload Eye tracking NASA-TLX
Sadrfaridpour and Wang [38] Cognitive workload NASA-TLX
Sadrfaridpour et al [39] Cognitive workload NASA-TLX
Zhao et al [40] Stress and anxiety HRV
Lagomarsino et al [65] Cognitive workload HRV
Lagomarsino et al [66] Stress and cognitive workload GSR, SCL, and SCR Stress: —; cognitive workload: NASA-TLX
Hopko et al [41] Cognitive workload fNIRS NASA-TLX
Pantano et al [48] Cognitive workload NASA-TLX
Messeri et al [67] Stress HRV
Rajavenkatanarayanan et al [42] Stress and anxiety SCL and EEG

aNot applicable.

bHRV: heart rate variability.

cNASA-TLX: NASA Task Load Index.

dSART: Situation Awareness Rating Technique.

eSPR: skin potential response.

fEEG: electroencephalography.

gNAS: numerical analogue scale.

hGSR: galvanic skin response.

iVAS: visual analogue scale.

jRAS: Robot Anxiety Scale.

kSCR: skin conductance response.

lSAM: Self-Assessment Manikin.

mSTAI-S: short version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.

nPANAS: Positive and Negative Affect Schedule.

oSTAI: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.

pPASA: Primary Appraisal Secondary Appraisal.

qfNIRS: functional near-infrared spectroscopy.

rPSS: Perceived Stress Scale.

sSCL: skin conductance level.