Digital phenotypes for mindfulness and anxiety found by smartphone app

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9206.2023v16n1.e11196
Keywords: Mindfulness, Mobile applications, Anxiety, Reaction time, Telemedicine

Abstract

Research in telemedicine has made it possible to capture regulatory measures to find biomarkers of human behavior during smartphone use called digital phenotypes. The identification and evaluation of these biomarkers for health diagnosis provide gains for an area related to telemedicine, precision medicine. It was developed a mobile application called Neuropesquisa, which has features to find these biomarkers while users complete psychological scales for mental health. The aim was to correlate mindfulness, anxiety and reaction time, and track possible digital phenotypes of users. It was carried out an observational study, with a correlational, cross-sectional and remote design with 364 adults, through Neuropesquisa. This study found positive and significant correlations between mindfulness and reaction time, and negative and positive correlations between anxiety and reaction time. It was concluded that Neuropesquisa was able to identify digital phenotypes among the considered constructs, of relevant importance for precision medicine and mental health.

Author Biographies

Danilo Andrade de Meneses, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
Biólogo e Doutorando em Neurociência Cognitiva e Comportamento(PPGNeC) pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB). Mestre em História das ciências, das técnicas e epistemologia(HCTE) pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brasil.
Joel Jonathan Carvalho Tavares, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
Mestrado em Neurociência Cognitiva e Comportamento pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB). Colaborador no projeto Neurosaúde: Neurociência e Prevenção de Estresse para a Comunidade (UFPB) e pesquisador no Laboratório de Ecologia Comportamental e Psicobiologia (LECOPSI).
Raíssa Ester Maia Monteiro, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
Doutoranda em Neurociência Cognitiva e Comportamento pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB). Mestre em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Federal de Campina Grande. Advogada.
Luiz Carlos Serramo Lopez, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
Doutorado pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Professor adjunto da Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB) onde coordena o Laboratório de Ecologia Comportamental e Psicobiologia. Pesquisador colaborador do programa "Mente Aberta" de pesquisa e extensão em mindfulness da Unifesp. Orientador credenciado no Programa de Pós-graduação em Neurociência Cognitiva e Comportamento (PPGNeC) e da UFPB, João Pessoa (PB), Brasil.

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