Feasibility and Acceptability of a Mobile App and Wearable Device for Collecting Mental Health Survey and Passively Sensed Data Among Health Care Workers in Kenya: Mixed Methods Pilot Study
Linda Khakali, Andrew Aballa, Dorcas G Mwigereri, Eileen M Weinheimer-Haus, Willie Njoroge, Rachel Maina, Amos Bunde, Peris Musitia, Moses K Nyongesa, James Orwa, Jasmit Shah, Zhenke Wu, Anthony K Ngugi, Lukoye Atwoli, Srijan Sen, Candace Kolars, Akbar K Waljee, Amina Abubakar, Elena Frank, Zul Merali, Alicia Stone · 2026
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Linda Khakali leads a pilot study of app and wearable tracking among health care workers in Kenya in a 2026 journal article. Phone apps and wearables could flag mental health problems early, but little testing has been done in Sub-Saharan Africa. Workers at four Nairobi hospitals used an app for surveys and daily mood ratings, and a wearable for steps, heart rate, and sleep, over 30 days.
Fifty-one workers enrolled, mostly nurses, and only one dropped out, after a broken screen. Baseline surveys were nearly complete, and daily mood ratings were filled in on 58 percent of days. Step data arrived on 93 percent of days, though sleep data on only about half. Interviews praised health feedback and congratulatory messages, but noted watch discomfort at night and syncing trouble.
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| CREATOR | Linda Khakali, Andrew Aballa, Dorcas G Mwigereri, Eileen M Weinheimer-Haus, Willie Njoroge, Rachel Maina, Amos Bunde, Peris Musitia, Moses K Nyongesa, James Orwa, Jasmit Shah, Zhenke Wu, Anthony K Ngugi, Lukoye Atwoli, Srijan Sen, Candace Kolars, Akbar K Waljee, Amina Abubakar, Elena Frank, Zul Merali, Alicia Stone |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41823 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |