Identifying Behavioral Phenotypes of Loneliness and Social Isolation with Passive Sensing: Statistical Analysis, Data Mining and Machine Learning of Smartphone and Fitbit Data.

Afsaneh Doryab Daniella K Villalba Prerna Chikersal Janine M Dutcher Michael J Tumminia Xinwen Liu Sheldon Cohen Kasey G Creswell Jennifer Mankoff John D Creswell Anind K Dey

Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2019)

Passive sensing has the potential for detecting loneliness in college students and identifying the associated behavioral patterns. These findings highlight intervention opportunities through mobile technology to reduce the impact of loneliness on individuals' health and well-being.

Keyphrases

machine learning
social support
big data
healthcare
electronic health record
mental health
randomized controlled trial
public health
depressive symptoms
human health
health information
data analysis
risk assessment