Monitoring Changes in Depression Severity Using Wearable and Mobile Sensors.

ABSTRACT: Background: While preliminary evidence suggests that sensors may be employed to detect presence of low mood it is still unclear whether they can be leveraged for measuring depression symptom severity. This study evaluates the feasibility and performance of assessing depressive symptom severity by using behavioral and physiological features obtained from wristband and smartphone sensors. Method: Participants were thirty-one individuals with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The protocol included 8 weeks of behavioral and physiological monitoring through smartphone and wristband sensors and six in-person clinical interviews during which depression was assessed with the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS-17). Results: Participants wore the right and left wrist

SUBMITTER: Pedrelli P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7775362 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature