Sonde Health and Michigan State University Collaborate on Research Study to Assess the Impact of COVID-19 on Physical Activity and Mental Health in Africa
Sonde’s vocal biomarker technology to analyze ongoing mental and physical health challenges of people across four African countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
Excerpt from the Press Release:
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sonde Health, in collaboration with Michigan State University, University of Botswana, University of Ghana, University of Dar es Salaam, and University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has launched a new study that uses vocal biomarkers to identify and understand the relationship among physical activity, mental health, and respiratory health of individuals living in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the study will extend the size and diversity of Sonde’s vocal biobank, which will now include voice samples and health labels from people across four continents, multiple languages, and ethnic backgrounds, as well as socioeconomic classes. This increasingly diverse dataset provides validation of the generalization and applicability of Sonde’s statistical health models for use around the world.
“Speech Production, Physical Activity as Predictors of Emotional Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria, Ghana, Botswana and Tanzania” aims to measure the impact of COVID-19 on physical activity, as well as whether levels of physical activity are associated with mental and physical health during the pandemic. So far, over 1,000 participants from Botswana, Ghana, Tanzania, and Nigeria, have provided 24,000 voice samples and completed health questionnaires (such as PHQ9, GAD7, IPAQ and COVID19). Sonde’s advanced audio signal processing technology then measures over 1,000 parameters within each voice sample to identify subtle vocal changes associated with changing mental and physical health.
“This collaboration illustrates what private sector and higher education partnerships could do to address global challenges,” said Professor Leapetswe Malete of Michigan State University.
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