Stress experiences in neighborhood and social environments (SENSE): a pilot study to integrate the quantified self with citizen science to improve the built environment and health

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Abstract:: Background Identifying elements of one’s environment—observable and unobservable—that contribute to chronic stress including the perception of comfort and discomfort associated with different settings, presents many methodological and analytical challenges. However, it also presents an opportunity to engage the public in collecting and analyzing their own geospatial and biometric data to increase community member understanding of their local environments and activate potentia... Expand abstract
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Publisher:: BioMed Central
Journal:: International Journal of Health Geographics More from this journal
Volume:: 17
Issue:: 17
Publication date:: 2018-06-05
Acceptance date:: 2018-06-01
DOI:: 10.1186/s12942-018-0140-1
EISSN:: 1476-072X
Pmid:: 29871687

Language:: English
Keywords:: sensors

social environment

adult

built environment

stress; psychological

female

citizen science

feasibility studies

electrodermal activity

residence characteristics

environment design

biometry

quantified self

humans

male

pilot projects

chronic stress

leaflet

accelerometry

allostatic load

walking

health status
Pubs id:: pubs:958276
UUID:: uuid:19ed0af6-70ad-4dbd-901f-e010bbdd545d
Local pid:: pubs:958276
Source identifiers:: 958276
Deposit date:: 2019-01-23

Copyright holder:: Benjamin and King
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