Wearable technology continues to advance and become more widespread. The most prominent examples of this technology today are smartwatches and fitness trackers. These devices, which include various health features, have become indispensable for users who want to monitor their physical activities and overall health. For instance, different brands offer smartwatches with various features that can measure your heart rate, blood pressure, stress levels, and even perform an EKG. However, it seems that if you take the right measurements, you can do much more than that. According to research, wearable devices like the Apple Watch can accurately assess a person’s mental resilience and well-being.Here are the details…
How Your Apple Watch Could Gauge Your Mental Resilience
Not long ago, our lives were profoundly affected by a pandemic, a recent global economic crisis, concerns about the future, and social media. In fact, there are so many reasons for us to lose our mental health that it’s a miracle most of us haven’t gone insane. However, it seems that some of us aren’t as lucky as we thought. Mental disorders account for 13% of the global disease burden, and there is a growing need for accessible mental health care. But like any illness, it needs to be detected before it’s too late, and it appears that smartwatches may be able to help with that.
Researchers at Mount Sinai Health System have found that machine learning algorithms, applied to data collected from wearable devices like the Apple Watch, can accurately assess a person’s mental resilience and well-being, paving the way for remote monitoring of psychological states without the need for mental health questionnaires. They analyzed 329 healthcare workers across seven New York City hospitals.
Participants wore Apple Watch Series 5 or 4, which measured heart rate variability and resting heart rate. The collected metrics were found to be predictive in identifying resilience or well-being states, indicating the potential for further assessment of psychological characteristics through wearable data. Today, many people have trouble getting the mental health care they need. Using devices like Apple Watches could make mental health care easier for everyone. Researchers want to keep improving this technology. They plan to study more people and different health conditions.
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