Samir Akre, PhD
samirakre.com
Samir Akre, PhD
@samirakre.com
Depression + Wearables @UCLA
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗨𝘀 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵? 🧠⌚ 💤
New paper just dropped in npj Digital Medicine!
rdcu.be/d9b1b

I entered this research thinking wearable devices could eventually replace self-reported measures for sleep quality in mental health studies – but it seems I was wrong.
Comparing self reported and physiological sleep quality from consumer devices to depression and neurocognitive performance
npj Digital Medicine - Comparing self reported and physiological sleep quality from consumer devices to depression and neurocognitive performance
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February 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Reposted by Samir Akre, PhD
Awesome new paper by @samirakre.com and colleagues on "Advancing digital sensing in mental health" discussing challenges around data standards & translational impact + proposing strategies to address these challenges to ensure rigorous, equitable, & impactful research. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Advancing digital sensing in mental health research - npj Digital Medicine
npj Digital Medicine - Advancing digital sensing in mental health research
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December 19, 2024 at 7:16 PM
This was one of my favorite papers to get to author during my PhD. Such an honor to put together the thoughts from many of the people I respect most in the field.
Awesome new paper by @samirakre.com and colleagues on "Advancing digital sensing in mental health" discussing challenges around data standards & translational impact + proposing strategies to address these challenges to ensure rigorous, equitable, & impactful research. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Advancing digital sensing in mental health research - npj Digital Medicine
npj Digital Medicine - Advancing digital sensing in mental health research
www.nature.com
December 21, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Woo my PhD dissertation "Machine Learning-Based Detection of Depression Symptoms with Smartphones and Consumer Wearable Devices" is finally public.

Let me know if you want to chat about it!

See 🧵 for some takeaways
escholarship.org/uc/item/04p4...
Machine Learning-Based Detection of Depression Symptoms with Smartphones and Consumer Wearable Devices
Author(s): Akre, Samir | Advisor(s): Bui, Alex AT | Abstract: Consumer wearable devices and smartphones are ubiquitous and generate valuable health-related data that remain under explored. These data ...
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December 12, 2024 at 5:07 PM
I didn't know I was looking for this content
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November 21, 2024 at 4:58 PM