NYU | J King
In the study, a group of 74 recently demobilized veterans agreed to wear a device on their wrist 24/7 as well as self-report through a brief daily questionnaire. The goal was to observe how the use of real-time data collected passively (through remote measurement) and actively (via a survey) could help with routing trauma sufferers to behavioral health therapists and other health care specialists as needed, says Dr. Shaddy Saba (above), Assistant Professor at the NYU Silver School of Social Work and a coauthor of the study looking at PTSD and cannabis abuse among veterans.