Longitudinal Assessment of Seasonal Impacts and Depression Associations on Circadian Rhythm Using Multimodal Wearable Sensing: Retrospective Analysis.
Yuezhou ZhangAmos A FolarinShaoxiong SunNicholas CumminsYatharth RanjanZulqarnain RashidCallum StewartPauline CondeHeet SankesaraPetroula LaiouFaith MatchamKatie M WhiteCarolin OetzmannFemke LamersSara SiddiSara K SimblettSrinivasan VairavanInez Myin-GermeysDavid C MohrTil WykesJosep-Maria HaroPeter AnnasBrenda W J H PenninxVaibhav A NarayanMatthew HotopfRichard James Butler Dobsonnull nullPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2024)
Our findings highlight significant seasonal influences on human circadian rhythms and their associations with depression, underscoring the importance of considering seasonal variations in mHealth research for real-world applications. This study also indicates the potential of wearable-measured circadian rhythms as digital biomarkers for depression.