dc.contributor.author | MacLeod, Lucy | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-11T13:32:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-11T13:32:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-08-11 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/81813 | |
dc.description.abstract | During the COVID-19 pandemic mental health concerns were exacerbated demonstrating a need
for mental health data to be collected on a large-scale and in an affordable form. The study
piloted the use of a mobile sensing application in youth with and without psychiatric disorders.
The study aimed to determine if smartphone-based physical activity data can predict depression,
anxiety, and changes in symptoms. 122 youth self-reported symptoms of anxiety, depression at
baseline, and follow-up. An application was installed which measured physical activity (GPS)
for two-weeks. The study demonstrated that smartphone mobile sensing is feasible in youth. GPS
data did not explain baseline symptoms; however, it helped predict changes in symptoms. The
study provided preliminary information on mobile sensing in youth, and the potential for it to
predict changes in symptoms. The study reiterates the need for larger studies with standardized
measures in the field of smartphone mobile sensing. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Youth mental health | en_US |
dc.subject | Covid-19 | en_US |
dc.subject | Mobile sensing | en_US |
dc.subject | smartphone sensing | en_US |
dc.title | MOBILE SENSING AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A PILOT STUDY | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2022-06-13 | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Psychiatry | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Science | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Dr. Derek Kimmerly | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Dr. Sherry Stewart | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Igor Yakovenko | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Tomas Hajek | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Sandra Meier | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Received | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Yes | en_US |