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The promise of wearable sensors and ecological momentary assessment measures for dynamical systems modeling in adolescents: a feasibility and acceptability study

Authors: Erin E. Brannon, M.S., Christopher C. Cushing, Ph.D., Christopher J. Crick, Ph.D., Tarrah B. Mitchell, M.S.

Published in: Translational Behavioral Medicine | Issue 4/2016

Abstract

Intervention development can be accelerated by using wearable sensors and ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to study how behaviors change within a person. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a novel, intensive EMA method for assessing physiology, behavior, and psychosocial variables utilizing two objective sensors and a mobile application (app). Adolescents (n = 20) enrolled in a 20-day EMA protocol. Participants wore a physiological monitor and an accelerometer that measured sleep and physical activity and completed four surveys per day on an app. Participants provided approximately 81 % of the expected survey data. Participants were compliant to the wrist-worn accelerometer (75.3 %), which is a feasible measurement of physical activity/sleep (74.1 % complete data). The data capture (47.8 %) and compliance (70.28 %) with the physiological monitor were lower than other study variables. The findings support the use of an intensive assessment protocol to study real-time relationships between biopsychosocial variables and health behaviors.

One participant dropped out of the study due to time constraints but provided acceptability data before ending their participation.

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Title: The promise of wearable sensors and ecological momentary assessment measures for dynamical systems modeling in adolescents: a feasibility and acceptability study
Authors: Erin E. Brannon, M.S.
Christopher C. Cushing, Ph.D.
Christopher J. Crick, Ph.D.
Tarrah B. Mitchell, M.S.
Publication date: 01-12-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Translational Behavioral Medicine / Issue 4/2016
Print ISSN: 1869-6716
Electronic ISSN: 1613-9860
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-016-0442-4

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