articleJournal of Medical Internet ResearchJul 15, 2015GOLD OA

Mobile Phone Sensor Correlates of Depressive Symptom Severity in Daily-Life Behavior: An Exploratory Study

SSSohrab SaebMZMi ZhangCJChristopher J KarrSMStephen M. SchuellerMEMarya E. Corden

Northwestern University · Shirley Ryan AbilityLab · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Background

Depression is a common, burdensome, often recurring mental health disorder that frequently goes undetected and untreated. Mobile phones are ubiquitous and have an increasingly large complement of sensors that can potentially be useful in monitoring behavioral patterns that might be indicative of depressive symptoms.

Objective

The objective of this study was to explore the detection of daily-life behavioral markers using mobile phone global positioning systems (GPS) and usage sensors, and their use in identifying depressive symptom severity.

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Keywords
  • Global Positioning System
  • mHealth
  • Patient Health Questionnaire
  • Mobile phone
  • Telemedicine
  • Psychology
  • Depression (economics)
  • Major depressive disorder
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