Wearable stress testing device
Described herein are apparatuses and methods for measuring stress with a wearable device. In one apparatus, a wearable device includes a housing formed and shaped to affix to a user, a sensor integrated into the housing operable to engage a body of the user to take physiological measurements of the user over a threshold period of time to obtain physiological data, and a processing device coupled to the sensor. The processing device may be operable to receive, from the sensor, a first physiological data; receive, from the sensor, a second physiological data; determine a correlation between the first physiological data and the second physiological data; and determine a stress level of a bodily system of the user based on the correlation.
1. A wearable device comprising:
a housing shaped to be coupled to a body of a user;
a sensor interface disposed in the housing to engage the body of the user to receive environmental measurements from the wearable device and physiological measurements of the user comprising a first physiological measurement, a second physiological measurement, and a third physiological measurement of the user;
a memory device, coupled to the sensor interface, the memory device to store the first physiological measurement, the second physiological measurement, and the third physiological measurement; and
a processing device coupled to the sensor interface, wherein the processing device is operable to:
determine a first medical status of the user corresponding to a first individualized baseline unique to a physiology of the user, the first individualized baseline being based on the first physiological measurement received from the sensor interface;
determine a second medical status of the user based on the second physiological measurement received from the sensor interface, wherein the second physiological measurement exceeds a first threshold of change from the first individualized baseline;
receive, from an input device, a first medication information indicative of a medication administered to the user;
determine that the medication is administered to the user based on the first medication information;
in response to determining that the medication is administered to the user, receive the third physiological measurement from the sensor interface;
calculate a difference between the second physiological measurement and the third physiological measurement;
determine a change in stress level of the user based on the environmental measurements;
determine a medication effectiveness based on the change in the stress level of the user in view of the environmental measurements and the difference between the second physiological measurement and the third physiological measurement, the medication effectiveness indicative of an improvement of the user from the second medical status, a lack of improvement of the second medical status, a determination of whether the medication has taken effect, and a side effect of the medication;
communicate to a user device or a third-party device the determined medication effectiveness, wherein the processing device is configured to normalize effects of the medication on the medical measurements over a time period.
2. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein:
the sensor interface is further operable to receive the environmental measurement;
the memory device is further operable to store the environmental measurement; and
the processing device is further operable to:
determine a correlation between the second medical status and the environmental measurement; and
associate the environmental measurement with the second medical status based on the correlation.
3. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the processing device is further operable to:
determine that the second medical status is indicative of a first occurrence of a medical event;
determine that a third medical status is indicative of a second occurrence of the medical event; and
determine the efficacy of the medication based on a pattern between the first occurrence of the medical event and the second occurrence of the medical event.
4. The wearable device of claim 3 , wherein:
the wearable device is communicatively coupled to an external device; and the processing device is further operable to:
send or receive, from the external device, user information, wherein the user information indicates at least one of the first medical status or the second medical status of the user; and
display the user information indicating at least one of the first medical status or the second medical status of the user.
5. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein:
the sensor interface is further operable to receive the second physiological measurement during an activity occurring concurrently with the second physiological measurement; and
the processing device is further operable to:
determine that a change from the first individualized baseline is due to the activity occurring concurrently with the second physiological measurement; and
communicate to the user a first indication to alter the activity occurring concurrently with the second physiological measurement.
6. The wearable device of claim 5 , further comprising a sensory indicator is operable to communicate to the user a second indication to alter the activity occurring concurrently with the second physiological measurement.
7. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein:
the sensor interface is further operable to receive a movement measurement of the user; and
the processing device is further operable to:
determine an exertion level of the user based on the movement measurement;
associate a change from the first individualized baseline with the exertion level; and
predict an occurrence of another medical event of the user based on the exertion level.
8. A wearable device configured to:
receive, from an input device, a first medication information indicative of administration of a medication to a user;
receive, from the input device, environmental measurements;
determine a first medical status of the user before the medication is administered to the user based on a first physiological measurement received from a sensor interface and,
determine that the medication is administered to the user based on the first medication information and;
determine a second medical status of the user based on a second physiological measurement received from a sensor interface,
determine a change in stress level of the user based on the environmental measurements;
determine a medication effectiveness based on the change in the stress level of the user based on the environmental measurements and the difference between the second physiological measurement and the third physiological measurement, the medication effectiveness indicative of an improvement of the user from the second medical status, a lack of improvement of the second medical status, a determination of whether the medication has taken effect, and a side effect of the medication;
communicate, to the user or an external device, the medication effectiveness, and
wherein:
effects of the medication on the medical measurements are normalized over a time period.
9. The wearable device of claim 8 , wherein communicating the efficacy of the medication further comprises displaying, on a display of the wearable device, an indication representative of the efficacy of the medication.
10. The wearable device of claim 8 , wherein the wearable device is configured to determine a type of physical activity of the user and the efficacy of the medication is based, at least in part, on the type of physical activity of the user.
11. The wearable device of claim 10 , wherein the wearable device is configured to communicate a second indication to reduce or to cease the type of physical activity.
12. The wearable device of claim 8 , wherein the wearable device is configured to:
detect a movement measurement; and
determine an exertion level of the user, wherein the exertion level is based on:
the movement measurement; and
the efficacy of the medication.
13. The wearable device of claim 8 , wherein the wearable device is configured to determine the efficacy of the medication based on the environmental measurement detected by the wearable device.
14. The wearable device of claim 8 , wherein the wearable device is configured to determine the efficacy of the medication in view of third-party data received via a communication network.
15. A method comprising:
detecting, by a wearable device, a first physiological measurement from a user received from a sensor interface to set an individualized baseline unique to a physiology of the user;
detecting, by the wearable device, a second physiological measurement from the user received from a sensor interface after detection of the first physiological measurement, wherein the second physiological measurement exceeds a threshold of change from the individualized baseline;
detecting, by the wearable device, environmental measurements;
detecting, by the wearable device, a third physiological measurement from the user received from the sensor interface in response to administration of a medication to the user and after detection of the first physiological measurement wherein
effects of the medication on the medical measurements are normalized over a time period; and
determine a change in stress level of the user based on the environmental measurements;
determine a medication effectiveness based on the change in the stress level of the user based on the environmental measurements and the difference between the second physiological measurement and the third physiological measurement, the medication effectiveness indicative of an improvement of the user from the second medical status, a lack of improvement of the second medical status, a determination of whether the medication has taken effect, and a side effect of the medication;
communicating, by the wearable device, the medication effectiveness.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising calculating the efficacy of the medication further based, at least in part, on the environmental measurements corresponding to at least one of the first physiological measurement or the second physiological measurement.
17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising calculating the efficacy of the medication further based, at least in part, on a detected type of activity corresponding to at least one of the first physiological measurement, the second physiological measurement, or the third physiological measurement.
18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising calculating the efficacy of the medication further based, at least in part, on a detected exertion level of the user corresponding to at least one of the first physiological measurement, the second physiological measurement, or the third physiological measurement.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein detecting at least one of the first physiological measurement, the second physiological measurement occurs on a continuous or semi-continuous basis to detect relative changes in the physiology of the user.
20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising providing to the user, by the wearable device, a recommendation associated with the medication based on at least one of the physiological measurement, the second physiological measurement, or the third physiological measurement.