The study analyzed data from the Warrior Watch Study, which comprised 329 healthcare workers in New York City who wore an Apple Watch Series 4 or 5 and completed surveys on resilience, optimism, and emotional support.“To our knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate whether resilience, a key mental health feature, can be evaluated from devices such as the Apple Watch.” Hirten, MD, Clinical Director, Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health at Mount Sinai. Our results provide insight into the feasibility of assessing psychological characteristics from this passively collected data,” said first author Robert P. “Wearables provide a means to continually collect information about an individual’s physical state. Wearable devices could provide an opportunity to improve access to mental health services for all people. Therefore, a better understanding of who is at psychological risk and improved means of tracking the impact of psychological interventions are needed. ![]() The researchers note that mental health disorders account for 13 percent of the burden of global disease and that there are disparities in access to mental health care. ![]() ![]() The study, published in JAMIA Open, supports the use of wearable devices, such as the Apple Watch, to monitor and assess psychological states remotely. ![]()
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