Short-term exposure sequences and anxiety symptoms: a time series clustering of smartphone-based mobility trajectories.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Short-term environmental exposures, including green space, air pollution, and noise, have been suggested to affect health. However, the evidence is limited to aggregated exposure estimates which do not allow the capture of daily spatiotemporal exposure sequences. We aimed to (1) determine individuals' sequential exposure patterns along their daily mobility paths and (2) examine whether and to what extent these exposure patterns were associated with anxiety symptoms.

Methods

We cross-sectionally tracked 141 participants aged 18-65 using their global positioning system (GPS) enabled smartphones for up to 7 days in the Netherlands. We estimated their location-dependent exposures for green space, fine particulate matter, and noise along their moving trajectories at 10

SUBMITTER: Lan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10563352 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature