Advancing digital sensing in mental health research
Samir Akre1,2, Darsol Seok2,3, Christopher Douglas2,4
1Medical Informatics Home Area, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
NPJ Digital Medicine
|December 18, 2024
Abstract:
Digital sensing tools, like smartphones and wearables, offer transformative potential for mental health research by enabling scalable, longitudinal data collection. Realizing this promise requires overcoming significant challenges including limited data standards, underpowered studies, and a disconnect between research aims and community needs. This report, based on the 2023 Workshop on Advancing Digital Sensing Tools for Mental Health, articulates strategies to address these challenges to ensure rigorous, equitable, and impactful research.


