ReviewJMIR mHealth and uHealth2017
Mobile Phone Interventions for Sleep Disorders and Sleep Quality: Systematic Review.
Review in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
42 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- eHealth-Based Psychosocial Interventions for Adults With Insomnia: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Dose-response analysis of smartphone usage and self-reported sleep quality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Framework for the Design Engineering and Clinical Implementation and Evaluation of mHealth Apps for Sleep Disturbance: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- How are Consumer Sleep Technology Data Being Used to Deliver Behavioral Sleep Medicine Interventions? A Systematic Review.Behavioral sleep medicinePooled it
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- Better Together: Technology-Use Gaps and Loneliness in Older Adults.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The relationship between anxiety and problematic mobile phone use among Chinese college students: a moderated mediation model.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Digital therapeutics for insomnia: an umbrella review and meta-meta-analysis.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Adolescent Self-Reflection Process Through Self-Recording on Multiple Health Metrics: Qualitative Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
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- Association between mobile phone, self-efficacy and dependency among elderly people: a community-based study.mHealth · 2025Article
- Use of mHealth Technologies to Increase Sleep Quality among Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Clocks & sleep · 2024Article
- Exploring the Impact of a Sleep App on Sleep Quality in a General Population Sample: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough mobile health technologies have been developed for interventions to improve sleep disorders and sleep quality, evidence of their effectiveness remains limited.
objectiveA systematic literature review was performed to determine the effectiveness of mobile technology interventions for improving sleep disorders and sleep quality.
methodsFour electronic databases (EBSCOhost, PubMed/Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science) were searched for articles on mobile technology and sleep interventions published between January 1983 and December 2016. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they met the following criteria: (1) written in English, (2) adequate details on study design, (3) focus on sleep intervention research, (4) sleep index measurement outcome provided, and (5) publication in peer-reviewed journals.
resultsAn initial sample of 2679 English-language papers were retrieved from five electronic databases. After screening and review, 16 eligible studies were evaluated to examine the impact of mobile phone interventions on sleep disorders and sleep quality. These included one case study, three pre-post studies, and 12 randomized controlled trials. The studies were categorized as (1) conventional mobile phone support and (2) utilizing mobile phone apps. Based on the results of sleep outcome measurements, 88% (14/16) studies showed that mobile phone interventions have the capability to attenuate sleep disorders and to enhance sleep quality, regardless of intervention type. In addition, mobile phone intervention methods (either alternatively or as an auxiliary) provide better sleep solutions in comparison with other recognized treatments (eg, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia).
conclusionsWe found evidence to support the use of mobile phone interventions to address sleep disorders and to improve sleep quality. Our findings suggest that mobile phone technologies can be effective for future sleep intervention research.
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