Feasibility and acceptability of collecting passive phone usage and sensor data via Apple SensorKit

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 20; no. 8; p. e0329707
• Main Authors: Funk, Courtney, Zhao, Zhuo, Horwitz, Adam G., Fang, Yu, Pereira-Lima, Karina, Kheterpal, Vik, Sen, Srijan, Frank, Elena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 13.08.2025; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acceptability; Adult; Biology and Life Sciences; Cell Phone; Colleges & universities; Data collection; Data Collection - methods; E-health; Enrollments; Feasibility; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; Information management; Internships; Keyboards; Light; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medical personnel; Medical research; Medical residencies; Medical schools; Medicine and Health Sciences; Medicine, Experimental; Mental health; Methods; Mobile Applications; People and Places; Privacy; Race; Racial differences; Sensors; Social Sciences; Technology application; Telemedicine; Wearable Electronic Devices; United States; United States > US

Privacy is a growing concern in mobile health research, particularly regarding passive data. Apple SensorKit provides a novel platform for collecting phone and wearable usage and sensor data, however the acceptability and feasibility of collecting these sensitive data to research subjects remain unk...