2SpamH: A Two-Stage Pre-Processing Algorithm for Passively Sensed mHealth Data.

Title2SpamH: A Two-Stage Pre-Processing Algorithm for Passively Sensed mHealth Data.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2024
AuthorsZhang H, Diaz JL, Kim S, Yu Z, Wu Y, Carter E, Banerjee S
JournalSensors (Basel)
Volume24
Issue21
Date Published2024 Oct 31
ISSN1424-8220
KeywordsAlgorithms, Humans, Smartphone, Telemedicine, Wearable Electronic Devices
Abstract

Recent advancements in mobile health (mHealth) technology and the ubiquity of wearable devices and smartphones have expanded a market for digital health and have emerged as innovative tools for data collection on individualized behavior. Heterogeneous levels of device usage across users and across days within a single user may result in different degrees of underestimation in passive sensing data, subsequently introducing biases if analyzed without addressing this issue. In this work, we propose an unsupervised 2-Stage Pre-processing Algorithm for Passively Sensed mHealth Data (2SpamH) algorithm that uses device usage variables to infer the quality of passive sensing data from mobile devices. This article provides a series of simulation studies to show the utility of the proposed algorithm compared to existing methods. Application to a real clinical dataset is also illustrated.

DOI10.3390/s24217053
Alternate JournalSensors (Basel)
PubMed ID39517950
PubMed Central IDPMC11548539
Grant List5P50MH113838-04 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States