Smartphone-based mobility metrics capture daily social motivation and behavior in schizophrenia.

ABSTRACT: Impaired social functioning contributes to reduced quality of life and is associated with poor physical and psychological well-being in schizophrenia, and thus is a key psychosocial treatment target. Low social motivation contributes to impaired social functioning, but is typically examined using self-report or clinical ratings, which are prone to recall biases and do not adequately capture the dynamic nature of social motivation in daily life. In the current study, we examined the utility of global positioning system (GPS)-based mobility data for capturing social motivation and behavior in people with schizophrenia. Thirty-one participants with schizophrenia engaged in a 60-day mobile intervention designed to increase social motivation and functioning. We examined associations between twi

SUBMITTER: Mow JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10372850 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature