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Sleep and Activity Patterns in Depression From Wearable Data: Unsupervised Clustering Study

  • By

  • Carolin Oetzmann

  • Yuezhou Zhang

  • Nicholas Cummins

  • Ewan Carr

  • Faith Matcham

  • Sara Siddi

  • Femke Lamers

  • Daniel Leightley

  • Katie M White

  • Amos A Folarin

  • Peter Annas

  • Josep Maria Haro

  • Brenda WJH Penninx

  • Srinivasan Vairavan

  • Til Wykes

  • Richard JB Dobson

  • Vaibhav A Narayan

  • Matthew Hotopf

  • June 10, 2026

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    Conventional depression assessments often rely on subjective measures, which can be biased and variable in their administration.

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    Digital phenotyping utilizes wearable technology to collect objective, real-time data on behaviors and physiology related to depression.

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    Sleep disturbances and physical inactivity are recognized as significant risk factors for depression and can manifest differently across individuals.

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    The RADAR-MDD study analyzed data from 623 participants with recurrent major depressive disorder using Fitbit devices over 18 months.

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    Unsupervised clustering techniques were employed to identify potential subtypes of depression based on objective sleep and activity data.

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Sleep and Activity Patterns in Depression From Wearable Data: Unsupervised Clustering Study

  • by Carolin Oetzmann, Yuezhou Zhang, Nicholas Cummins, Ewan Carr, Faith Matcham, Sara Siddi, Femke Lamers, Daniel Leightley, Katie M White, Amos A Folarin, Peter Annas, Josep Maria Haro, Brenda WJH Penninx, Srinivasan Vairavan, Til Wykes, Richard JB Dobson, Vaibhav A Narayan, Matthew Hotopf

  • June 10, 2026

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