Smartwatches detect early signs of PTSD among those watching coverage of the Oct 7 attacks in Israel (IMAGE)

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Smartwatches detect early signs of PTSD among those watching coverage of the Oct 7 attacks in Israel

Caption

Prospective study measurements before and after October 7:

(A) Mean daily reported stress levels for the prospective study’s active participants for the period January 1, 2021, to April 30, 2024. The stress levels were reported by participants as part of 787,998 daily questionnaires filled out. Stress was reported on a scale of 1 (Low) - 5 (High). The presented values are the daily moving average and the associated 95% confidence interval using a 7-day window. Panels (B-G) compare the measures recorded in a one-week period before October 7 (September 30, 2023 to October 6, 2023) with those from the week after. Mean values and 95% confidence intervals are presented. In all panels, the color red represents data recorded after October 7, and green represents data recorded before October 7.  

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Yamin et al., 2025, PLOS Mental Health, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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