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SynthesisSchizophrenia bulletin2016

Mobile Phone Ownership and Endorsement of "mHealth" Among People With Psychosis: A Meta-analysis of Cross-sectional Studies.

Joseph Firth, Jack Cotter, John Torous, Sandra Bucci, Josh A Firth, Alison R Yung

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Synthesis in Schizophrenia bulletin, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 198 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

198 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Dietary E-Health Interventions for Adults With Severe Mental Illness: A Systematic Review.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025
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  11. Digital biomarkers from geolocation data in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia: a systematic review.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Joseph FirthInstitute of Brain, Behaviour and Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; joseph.firth@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk.
Jack CotterInstitute of Brain, Behaviour and Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;
John TorousHarvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Boston, MA; Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA;
Sandra BucciCentre for New Treatment and Understanding in Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;
Josh A FirthDepartment of Zoology, Edward Grey Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;
Alison R YungInstitute of Brain, Behaviour and Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Psychosis Research Unit, Greater Manchester West NHS Mental Health Trust, Manchester, UK; Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/L005301/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is currently growing interest in using mobile phones to support the treatment of psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia. However, the widespread implementation of these interventions will ultimately depend upon patients' access to mobile devices and their willingness to engage with mobile health ("mHealth"). Thus, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess mobile phone ownership and interest in mHealth among patients with psychosis. An electronic search of Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CENTRAL, AMED, Health Technology Assessment Database, and Health Management Information Consortium Database was conducted, using search terms synonymous with mobile phones and psychotic disorders. The initial literature search yielded 2572 results. Fifteen studies matched eligibility criteria, reporting data from 12 independent samples of psychiatric patients (n = 3227). Data pertaining to mobile phone ownership, usage, and opinions on mHealth among patients with psychotic disorders were extracted from these studies, and meta-analytic techniques were applied. The overall mobile phone ownership rate was 66.4% (95% CI = 54.1%-77.6%). However, we found strong statistical evidence that mobile phone ownership has been significantly increasing since 2007, and the rate among patients surveyed in the last 2 years was 81.4% (n = 454). Furthermore, in surveys of mHealth acceptability, the majority of patients responded in favor of using mobile phones to enhance contact with services and support self-management. Considering the increasing availability of mobile phones and the broad acceptability of mHealth among patients, there is now a need to develop and evaluate mHealth interventions to enhance healthcare services for people with psychosis.

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Psychotic DisordersTelemedicineCell PhoneHumansPatient Acceptance of Health Carecell phonee-healthpsychotic disorderschizophreniasmartphonetechnology

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PMID26400871
PMCPMC4753601

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