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Abstract

In the coming years, patient phenotypes captured to enhance health and wellness will extend to human interactions with digital technology. As personal technology becomes increasingly embedded in human lives, we think there is an important extension of Dawkinss theorythe notion of a digital phenotype. Can aspects of our interface with technology be somehow diagnostic and/or prognostic for certain conditions? Can ones clinical data be linked and analyzed together with online activity and behavior data to create a unified, nuanced view of human disease? Here, we describe the concept of the digital phenotype. Although several disparate studies have touched on this notion, the framework for how digital technologies will be integrated into the patient journey and play a role in precision.

Details

Title
The digital phenotype
Author
Jain, Sachin H; Powers, Brian W; Hawkins, Jared B; Brownstein, John S
Pages
462-463
Publication year
2015
Publication date
May 2015
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
ISSN
10870156
e-ISSN
15461696
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1680431125
Copyright
Copyright Nature Publishing Group May 2015