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To test the AI, we asked a man in the U.S. to wear a smartwatch that measures his vitals and to check his own stress score with an app on his smartphone.
He is a 25-year-old school teacher from the San Francisco Bay Area. We interviewed him after he had used the watch for several months.
Visualize your inner world and help manage stress
Visualize your inner world and help manage stress
1. Do you suffer regularly from stress or anxiety or both?
1. Do you suffer regularly from stress or anxiety or both?
Yes, like many others, I have both stress and anxiety in my life from work and family.
2. How useful has this application been for you? Are there any particular indicators that are helpful and why?
2. How useful has this application been for you? Are there any particular indicators that are helpful and why?
I have found this application useful for tracking my stress and strain scores as well as my sleep and steps on a regular basis. It has been especially helpful to have the data corroborate the way I have felt inside. I have, at times, found myself utilizing the ResQ Live app to retroactively survey my stress and strain scores and to identify why I likely observed a "peak" at a given point in time.
3. It sounds like the scores match your diary entries with respect to your stress or anxiety levels - how does this help you?
3. It sounds like the scores match your diary entries with respect to your stress or anxiety levels - how does this help you?
It is helpful to have a tracking system for stress and strain. This has helped me to notice when I should prioritize self-care.
4. Do you notice that you have been more in tune with your body? How have you been feeling with regards to stress or anxiety?
4. Do you notice that you have been more in tune with your body? How have you been feeling with regards to stress or anxiety?
I notice that on days where I feel as though I slept more lightly, the watch verifies this. Conversely, on days where I feel as though I slept heavily, the watch verifies this as well.
I feel a dramatic difference in my body when I get 1 hour versus 2 hours of deep sleep, and I use the watch data first thing in the morning to help me mentally prepare for my day (based on how deeply it says I slept the night before).
5. How has this product helped you in your day to day lifestyle?
5. How has this product helped you in your day to day lifestyle?
I like to use the watch to see how many steps I've taken in a given day and to set goals for myself.
6. Are there any measures you take when you see your strain level increase?
6. Are there any measures you take when you see your strain level increase?
I try to remember to take care of myself by doing things that will help me strain less, such as meditating and singing.
7. Are there any particular signals you pay more attention to?
7. Are there any particular signals you pay more attention to?
I probably pay most attention to the sleep and strain data.Eat.Meditation. Keeping appropriate schedule exercise therapist nutrition eating mediation. Remove something. Well ness assistant. comprehensive
8. Can you elaborate further on the value of the technology for you?
8. Can you elaborate further on the value of the technology for you?
The technology is a great wellness tool that has primarily helped me to track sleep and strain retroactively. I would like to grow into using the technology to help avoid stress peaks from occurring in the future.
9. How do you think other people your age would benefit from this technology?
9. How do you think other people your age would benefit from this technology?
I think people my age could benefit from the data for better sleep hygiene and management of stress and anxiety. The more seamless integration with Smart phones, the better.
10. Is there anything that you were surprised at with the ResQ Band?
10. Is there anything that you were surprised at with the ResQ Band?
I was surprised that the charge capacity seemed to diminish over time.
11. Any other comments?
11. Any other comments?
It would be helpful to have a way for the watch to be used as a preventative measure.
Perhaps it could be used to predict a potential poor night's sleep and encourage you to get to bed early that night, or perhaps it could alert you in real time when your strain score is increasing and remind you to take some deep breaths or meditate.
There are numerous competitors out there, and finding other ways to differentiate the product would help it stand out more.
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