Utility of Wrist-Wearable Data for Assessing Pain, Sleep, and Anxiety Outcomes After Traumatic Stress Exposure.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Adverse posttraumatic neuropsychiatric sequelae after traumatic stress exposure are common and have higher incidence among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. Pain, depression, avoidance of trauma reminders, reexperiencing trauma, anxiety, hyperarousal, sleep disruption, and nightmares have been reported. Wrist-wearable devices with accelerometers capable of assessing 24-hour rest-activity characteristics are prevalent and may have utility in measuring these outcomes.

Objective

To evaluate whether wrist-wearable devices can provide useful biomarkers for recovery after traumatic stress exposure.

Design, setting, and participants

Data were analyzed from a diverse cohort of individuals seen in the emergency department after experiencing a traumatic st

SUBMITTER: Straus LD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9857758 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature