Smartphone data during the COVID-19 pandemic can quantify behavioral changes in people with ALS.

Anna L BeukenhorstElla CollinsKatherine M BurkeSyed Minhajur RahmanMargaret ClappSai Charan KonankiSabrina PaganoniTimothy M MillerJames ChanJukka-Pekka OnnelaJames D Berry

Published in: Muscle & nerve (2020)

We provide evidence that smartphone-based digital phenotyping can quantify the behavior of people with ALS. Although participants spent large amounts of time at home at baseline, the COVID-19 state of emergency declaration reduced their mobility further. Given participants' high level of daily home time, it is possible that their exposure to COVID-19 could be less than that of the general population.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
healthcare
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
emergency department
public health
high throughput
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
big data
deep learning
single cell