{"id":109,"date":"2018-01-24T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizon.peachpuff-wolverine-566518.hostingersite.com\/?p=109"},"modified":"2018-05-29T23:43:39","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T23:43:39","slug":"your-phone-may-soon-know-when-youre-stressed-and-help-you-cope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceblog.com\/horizon\/109\/your-phone-may-soon-know-when-youre-stressed-and-help-you-cope\/","title":{"rendered":"Your phone may soon know when you\u2019re stressed \u2013 and help you cope"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field field-name-field-header field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p><em>by Ethan Bilby<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\"><strong>European businesses lose hundreds of work hours each year to stress-related absences, but an app that monitors stress levels and a device to teach relaxation exercises could help provide an answer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Christopher Lorenz is the co-founder of Soma Analytics, a UK-based start-up company that has made a smartphone app that detects people\u2019s stress levels by measuring their sleep and speech and intervenes when they get too high.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u2018It\u2019s a comprehensive system that contains both a measurement component and an interventive component, and it\u2019s all done on a smartphone \u2026 the most common and ubiquitous delivery channel available today,\u2019 Lorenz explained. A mathematician by training, Lorenz created the app with his co-founders after witnessing a friend\u2019s depressive episode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Stress weighs heavily on firms located in Europe. In 2013, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/osha.europa.eu\/en\/publications\/literature_reviews\/calculating-the-cost-of-work-related-stress-and-psychosocial-risks\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">costs of work-related stress<\/a>and depression in EU countries was estimated to be \u20ac617\u00a0billion annually, taking into account costs to employers resulting from absenteeism (\u20ac272\u00a0billion), loss of productivity (\u20ac242\u00a0billion), healthcare costs (\u20ac63\u00a0billion) and social welfare costs (\u20ac39\u00a0billion).<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Soma Analytics commissioned a survey which found that among FTSE 100 companies, companies that mentioned mental health in their annual reports generated up to three times more profit than those who didn\u2019t. Lorenz says that shows how tackling stress can be a boon for both individuals and organisations.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u2018When we are stressed, one of the first thing that changes is sleep \u2013 it\u2019s more difficult to fall asleep, to wind down, and we don\u2019t sleep as soundly.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Christopher Lorenz, Soma Analytics, UK<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">The app, which has been developed with support from the EU, approaches the problem by two means. The first is a sleep tracker which uses smartphone acceleration sensors to monitor body movement and sleep stages, which have a high validity of being a predictor for stress and wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u2018When we are stressed, one of the first thing that changes is sleep \u2013 it\u2019s more difficult to fall asleep, to wind down, and we don\u2019t sleep as soundly,\u2019 Lorenz said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\"><strong>Personalised tasks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">The app also uses questionnaires to gather data about users, and uses artificial intelligence and machine learning. When the app detects things aren\u2019t quite as they should be, it can recommend personalised tasks to improve wellbeing, such as exercises to improve focus or ways to work on time management.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">The more data Soma Analytics gets, the better the recommendations become. Taken in aggregate, that data can help companies improve their policies and employee morale by allowing them get an overview of their own employees who use the app.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u2018Organisations today really don\u2019t know how well their employees are, or how their employees feel. Management decisions aren\u2019t based on data,\u2019 Lorenz said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">If the idea of sharing your sleep habits with your boss gives you pause, Lorenz says the benefits outweigh any potential worry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u2018We are very careful and have very strong safeguards in place to maintain the privacy of users,\u2019 he said, noting that the company has devoted the best part of a year to making sure data collected was fully anonymised and that companies couldn\u2019t get a peek.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u2018It\u2019s often not really privacy that\u2019s the concern, the concern is around trust. Do I trust my employer enough that I can tell them I\u2019m feeling stressed?\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">The next step is a randomised controlled trial to validate the app\u2019s effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\"><strong>Relaxation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">One limitation with offering recommendations to stressed people is that it is up to them to put the advice into action. In Spain, scientists have designed a device that helps people to effectively carry out one proven anti-stress measure \u2013 breathing exercises.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Dr Ignacio Ventura is co-founder of wellness company Oblow in Pamplona, Spain, which has created a device that can show employees how to perform breathing techniques using light sensors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u2018As a doctor highly specialised in stress, I had the chance &#8230; during my 40-year career to see all manner of positive and negative factors that increase or decrease the level of stress in humans,\u2019 he explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Breathing, he says, reduces stress by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system responsible for relaxation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u2018By breathing properly, preferably abdominally, the diaphragm is mobilised which in turn stimulates the parasympathetic autonomic nervous system,\u2019 Dr Ventura said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">The new device, which has been developed with the help of EU funding, works by guiding users to breathe in the correct rhythm to induce relaxation and reduce tension. Lights on the device provide a visual guide for proper breathing technique, and help the user to focus on the machine and away from their own thoughts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u2018It should be noted that the main stressor for humans it actually their own negative thinking,\u2019 said Dr Ventura.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">His team tested the product with a sample of 200 people of different ages and physical and social backgrounds with help from researchers at the Public University of Navarra, also in Spain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Now, they have finished building a final prototype and are looking to find a manufacturer to commercialise it. They have also developed a corresponding app.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">\u2018We are currently studying costs and the numbers of devices to be produced,\u2019 Dr Ventura said. \u2018This obviously depends on investors and the expectations of the market. But we are confident this year that we will obtain the required funds to initiate the production on a reasonable level.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/article\/your-phone-may-soon-know-when-you-re-stressed-and-help-you-cope_en.html\">Horizon<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Ethan Bilby European businesses lose hundreds of work hours each year to stress-related absences, but an app that monitors stress levels and a device to teach relaxation exercises could help provide an answer. 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