# Wearables can assess mental health, boost access to care

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/wearables-can-assess-mental-health-boost-access-to-care/
- Published: 2023-05-09T09:45:30-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: A new study has found that data passively collected by wearable devices such as the Apple Watch can be used to evaluate psychological well-being. Photo credit:  Depositphotos. Article by Paul McClure. New Atlas – May 03, 2023. The study was published in the journal JAMIA Open. Source: Mount Sinai.  We all know that wearable devices can collect health-related data: the number of steps taken, floors climbed, calories burned, sleep time, and heart rate, to name but a few. But what about evaluating a person’s mental health? A new study has found that wearables can do that, too. Motion sensors in wearables worn or embedded in clothing take a snapshot of a person’s day-to-day activities and sync them to mobile devices or computers. […] Click here to view original web page at newatlas.com Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio