ReviewMedical devices (Auckland, N.Z.)2017
Digital health technology for use in patients with serious mental illness: a systematic review of the literature.
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87 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Use of Mobile Sensing Data for Longitudinal Monitoring and Prediction of Depression Severity: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of users experiences of using digital interventions within psychosis: a thematic synthesis of qualitative research.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2025Pooled it
- Barriers and Facilitators of User Engagement With Digital Mental Health Interventions for People With Psychosis or Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review and Best-Fit Framework Synthesis.JMIR mental health · 2025Pooled it
- Barriers to and facilitators of user engagement with web-based mental health interventions in young people: a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Digital Interventions for Psychological Well-being in University Students: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Digital Help for Substance Users (SU): A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The role of digital health technology in rural cancer care delivery: A systematic review.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2022Pooled it
- Remote Monitoring Systems for Patients With Chronic Diseases in Primary Health Care: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Pooled it
- Technology-based mental healthcare models: A systematic review of the literature.Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria · 2021Pooled it
- Barriers to and Facilitators of User Engagement With Digital Mental Health Interventions: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Perceptions and Experiences of Internet-Based Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Systematic Review and Synthesis of Qualitative Research.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Mobile Apps for Mental Health Issues: Meta-Review of Meta-Analyses.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Pooled it
- Passive Sensing of Health Outcomes Through Smartphones: Systematic Review of Current Solutions and Possible Limitations.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Pooled it
- Social Media and Social Functioning in Psychosis: A Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Pooled it
- Engagement with a digital therapeutic for smoking cessation designed for persons with psychiatric illness fully mediates smoking outcomes in a pilot randomized controlled trial.Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Trial
- Technology-Enhanced Health Care in Smart Homes: Scoping Review of Sensor Technologies, Clinical Applications, Integration Challenges, and Future Directions.JMIR medical informatics · 2026Article
- A pre-post pilot feasibility study of the MindBia web-based nutrition intervention for individuals with severe mental illness: Study protocol.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
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- The experience of empathy fatigue among emergency department nurses: a qualitative meta-synthesis.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Capacity to Invest Effort as a Predictor of Preference for Digital Mental Health Interventions Over Psychotherapy: Cross-Sectional Study Using an Ecological Digital Screening Tool.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAs the capabilities and reach of technology have expanded, there is an accompanying proliferation of digital technologies developed for use in the care of patients with mental illness. The objective of this review was to systematically search published literature to identify currently available health technologies and their intended uses for patients with serious mental illness. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe Medline, Embase, and BIOSIS Previews electronic databases were searched to identify peer-reviewed English language articles that reported the use of digital, mobile, and other advanced technology in patients with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder. Eligible studies were systematically reviewed based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.
resultsEighteen studies that met the inclusion criteria were identified. Digital health technologies (DHTs) assessed in the selected studies included mobile applications (apps), digital medicine, digital personal health records, and an electronic pill container. Smartphone apps accounted for the largest share of DHTs. The intended uses of DHTs could be broadly classified as monitoring to gain a better understanding of illness, clinical assessment, and intervention. Overall, studies indicated high usability/feasibility and efficacy/effectiveness, with several reporting validity against established clinical scales. Users were generally engaged with the DHT, and mobile assessments were deemed helpful in monitoring disease symptoms.
conclusionRapidly proliferating digital technologies seem to be feasible for short-term use in patients with serious mental illness; nevertheless, long-term effectiveness data from naturalistic studies will help demonstrate their usefulness and facilitate their adoption and integration into the mental health-care system.
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