Circadian Rhythms in the Telephone Calls of Older Adults: Observational Descriptive Study.

JMIR MHealth and UHealth
Timothée AubourgNicolas Vuillerme

Abstract

Recent studies have thoughtfully and convincingly demonstrated the possibility of estimating the circadian rhythms of young adults' social activity by analyzing their telephone call-detail records (CDRs). In the field of health monitoring, this development may offer new opportunities for supervising a patient's health status by collecting objective, unobtrusive data about their daily social interactions. However, before considering this future perspective, whether and how similar results could be observed in other populations, including older ones, should be established. This study was designed specifically to address the circadian rhythms in the telephone calls of older adults. A longitudinal, 12-month dataset combining CDRs and questionnaire data from 26 volunteers aged 65 years or older was used to examine individual differences in the daily rhythms of telephone call activity. The study used outgoing CDRs only and worked with three specific telecommunication parameters: (1) call recipient (alter), (2) time of day, and (3) call duration. As did the studies involving young adults, we analyzed three issues: (1) the existence of circadian rhythms in the telephone call activity of older adults, (2) their persistence over time, an...Continue Reading

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