Use of mobile technology to identify behavioral mechanisms linked to mental health outcomes in Kenya: protocol for development and validation of a predictive model.

Journal: BMC research notes
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study proposes to identify and validate weighted sensor stream signatures that predict near-term risk of a major depressive episode and future mood among healthcare workers in Kenya.

Authors

  • Willie Njoroge
    Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Rachel Maina
    Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya. rachel.maina@aku.edu.
  • Elena Frank
    Michigan Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan, Michigan, USA.
  • Lukoye Atwoli
    Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Zhenke Wu
    Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  • Anthony K Ngugi
    Department of Population Health, The Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Srijan Sen
    Psychiatry, University of Michigan.
  • JianLi Wang
    School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, 1145 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  • Stephen Wong
    Computing and Data Innovation Office, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Jessica A Baker
    Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
  • Eileen M Weinheimer-Haus
    Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
  • Linda Khakali
    Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Andrew Aballa
    Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • James Orwa
    Department of Population Health, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Moses K Nyongesa
    Institute for Human Development, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Jasmit Shah
    Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Akbar K Waljee
    VA Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Health Care System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • Amina Abubakar
    Institute for Human Development, The Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Zul Merali
    Sleep Research Unit, The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research, 1145 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1Z 7K4, Canada.