NDLI: Uncovering the potential of smartphones for behavior monitoring during migraine follow-up

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Stojchevska, Marija Van Der Donckt, Jonas Vandenbussche, Nicolas De Brouwer, Mathias Paemeleire, Koen Ongenae, Femke Van Hoecke, Sofie
Abstract	Background Migraine is a neurological disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. It is one of the most debilitating disorders which leads to many disability-adjusted life years. Conventional methods for investigating migraines, like patient interviews and diaries, suffer from self-reporting biases and intermittent tracking. Methods This study aims to leverage smartphone-derived data as an objective tool for examining the relationship between migraines and various human behavior aspects. By utilizing built-in sensors and monitoring phone interactions, we gather data from which we derive metrics such as keyboard usage, application interaction, physical activity levels, ambient light conditions, and sleep patterns. We perform statistical analysis testing to investigate whether there is a difference in user behavioral aspects during headache and non-headache periods. Results Our analysis of 362 headaches reveals differences in behavioral aspects such as ambient light, use of leisure apps, and number of keystrokes during headache periods and non-headache periods. Conclusions This exploratory study shows on the one hand that it is possible to monitor various human behavioral aspects using the smartphone sensors and interaction data only. On the other hand it shows that we can observe difference in human behavior between headache and non-headache periods. Our work is a step towards objectively measure the effects that migraine has on people’s lives.
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Page Count	24
Starting Page	1
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ISSN	14726947
DOI	10.1186/s12911-025-02916-w
Journal	BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	25
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2025-02-18
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Health Informatics Information Systems and Communication Service Management of Computing and Information Systems Migraine Real-world data Smartphones Human behavior
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health Informatics Computer Science Applications Health Policy
Journal Impact Factor	3.3/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	3.9/2023

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