SynthesisEvidence-based mental health2019
Use of mobile apps and technologies in child and adolescent mental health: a systematic review.
Synthesis in Evidence-based mental health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06390384 (Prevention Programme for Improvement of Well-being and Level of Participation in Adolescents With Enhanced Psychiatric Burden in the School Environment.), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Prevention Programme for Improvement of Well-being and Level of Participation in Adolescents With Enhanced Psychiatric Burden in the School Environment.
Who cites it
35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 93 citations in OpenAlex.
- Updates on digital mental health interventions for children and young people: systematic overview of reviews.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- A Web-Based and Mobile Intervention Program Using a Spaced Education Approach for Workplace Mental Health Literacy: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mental health · 2024Trial
- Evaluation of Wellby, a Cocreated Mobile App and Wearable to Support Stress Management and Overall Well-Being: Mixed Methods Acceptability and Usability Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Utilizing Mobile Health Technology to Enhance Brace Compliance: Feasibility and Effectiveness of an App-Based Monitoring System for Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Patient-Derived Design Principles for Technology-Enabled Healing at Home Following Hospital Discharge: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Evaluating the effectiveness of the complementary therapy web application based on Kiddo game therapy on children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a before and after study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Co-creating Wellby-a mobile app and wearable for student well-being management guided by a needs assessment and co-design.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
- Changing bodies: A scoping review and thematic analysis of family experience during serious childhood illness.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community · 2024Article
- Digital Health Innovations for Screening and Mitigating Mental Health Impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences: Narrative Review.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2024Review
- Examining the prevalence and type of technology-use in people with Down syndrome: Perspectives from parents and caregivers.Journal of intellectual disabilities : JOID · 2024Article
- A collaborative realist review of remote measurement technologies for depression in young people.Nature human behaviour · 2024Review
- Evaluation of Mobile Applications for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Exploring Adolescents' Attitudes Toward Mental Health Apps: Concurrent Mixed Methods Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
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- Mindcraft, a Mobile Mental Health Monitoring Platform for Children and Young People: Development and Acceptability Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Improving the Scope of Child Mental Health Interventions in Our Modern World.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The Grow It! app-longitudinal changes in adolescent well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: a proof-of-concept study.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2023Article
- Adolescents' Assessment of Two Mental Health-Promoting Mobile Apps: Results of Two User Surveys.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- South African university students' experiences of online group cognitive behavioural therapy: Implications for delivering digital mental health interventions to young people.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2023Article
- Exploring factors affecting Chinese adolescents' perceived usefulness and engagement with a stress management app: a qualitative study.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
questionThis review will aim to critically evaluate the currently available literature concerning the use of online mobile-based applications and interventions in the detection, management and maintenance of children and young people's mental health and well-being. STUDY SELECTION AND ANALYSIS: A systematic literature search of six electronic databases was conducted for relevant publications until May 2019, with keywords pertaining to mental health, well-being and problems, mobile or internet apps or interventions and age of the study population. The resulting titles were screened and the remaining 92 articles were assessed against the inclusion and exclusion criteria with a total of 4 studies included in the final review.
findingsIn general, young people seem to engage very well with this type of tools, and they demonstrate some positive effects in emotional self-awareness. There have been some studies about this issue and many of the outcomes were notstatistically significant. However, it is still a sparsely documented area, and more research is needed in order to prove these effects.
conclusionsMental health apps directed at young people have the potential to be important assessment, management and treatment tools, therefore creating easier access to health services, helping in the prevention of mental health issues and capacitating to self-help in case of need. However, a limited number of studies are currently available, and further assessments should be made in order to determine the outcomes of this type of interventions.
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