ArticlePLOS mental health2025
Social media impact and smartwatch monitoring: Prevalence and early markers of PTSD and anxiety following mass traumatic events.
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- Patterns of Digital Media Engagement During Wartime and Their Associations With Stress, Resilience, and Well-Being: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Exposure to War-Related Stress and Suicidal Ideation: The Moderating Role of Interpersonal and Political Trust.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The association between quality of life, anxiety and depression, and residual limb and phantom limb pain in war-related amputees: a year-long observational study.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Witnessing Trauma in the Modern Era: The Role of Uncensored Media in Mental Health.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Neuroscience-Informed Creative Group Therapy for Processing Trauma and Developing Resilience During Wartime.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
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Abstract
We investigated PTSD, anxiety, and stress in individuals indirectly exposed to the October 7 events in Israel. Our study utilized data from a three-year prospective study of 4,806 smartwatch users who completed daily questionnaires, and a panel study surveying 2,536 individuals twice. Stress symptoms were measured daily, while PCL-5 and GAD-7 questionnaires assessed PTSD and anxiety prevalence. After October 7, stress levels soared, with PTSD prevalence reaching 22.9-36.0% at 7-8 weeks post-event, and remaining exceptionally high at 15.9-24.7% after 7 months. We found a strong correlation between increased PTSD risk and extensive media consumption. Smartwatch data revealed early PTSD markers such as pronounced increases in stress levels and declines in mood, physical activity, and sleep quality within the first week. This study underscores the significant impact of media exposure on PTSD development and the value of continuous physiological monitoring for early detection of PTSD after mass traumatic events.
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