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. 2022 Aug 15;1(8):e0000079. doi: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000079

Table 4. Sensors and data collected in included studies.

Sensor Data collected 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Phone-based (Passive) GPS Location
Accelerometer Movement/ step count
Clock Time of day
Ambient light sensor Amount of light in background
Phone activity App use data
Data usage
Wifi
Number of messages sent/received
Screen on/off timings
Number of calendar events
Average call duration
Time of phone use
Call logs
App (Active) User self-documented Journal
Mood / stress
Reminders
Safety plan steps
Wearable Accelerometer Movement/ step count
Sleep tracker Minute-level sleep data
Electrodermal Skin temperature / conductivity
Heart rate monitor Heart rate data
Ambient light sensor Brightness
Public archives Historical records Daylight time
Temperature
Precipitation