Psychiatry Outpatients' Willingness to Share Social Media Posts and Smartphone Data for Research and Clinical Purposes: Survey Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Psychiatry research has begun to leverage data collected from patients' social media and smartphone use. However, information regarding the feasibility of utilizing such data in an outpatient setting and the acceptability of such data in research and practice is limited. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed at understanding the outpatients' willingness to have information from their social media posts and their smartphones used for clinical or research purposes. METHODS:In this survey study, we surveyed patients (N=238) in an outpatient clinic waiting room. Willingness to share social media and passive smartphone data was summarized for the sample as a whole and broken down by sex, age, and race. RESULTS:Most patients who had a social media account and who were receiving talk therapy trea

SUBMITTER: Rieger A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6754680 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature