MedCity News September 20, 2021
Along with daily surveys, a research team from Mount Sinai used Apple Watches to measure how stress impacted healthcare workers’ bodies and pinpointed the characteristics that were associated with lower stress levels over time.
To understand and combat rising stress levels among healthcare workers, Mount Sinai Health System conducted a study using Apple Watches to gauge the characteristics that were associated with stress over time.
Published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research last week, the study was conducted across seven Mount Sinai hospitals in New York City from April 29, 2020, to Sept. 29, 2020. A total of 361 participants were enrolled in the study, which used a combination of surveys and wearables to measure stress.
Study participants downloaded...