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ArticleChild and adolescent psychiatry and mental health2020

Serial measurement of mood via text messaging in young people.

Philip Hazell, Ben Balzer, Patrick Kelly, Karen Paxton, Catherine Hawke, Rebecca Ivers, Rachel Skinner, Georgina Luscombe, Katharine S Steinbeck

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Philip Hazell1University of Sydney School of Medicine, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8085-2996
Ben Balzer1University of Sydney School of Medicine, Sydney, Australia.
Patrick Kelly1University of Sydney School of Medicine, Sydney, Australia.
Karen Paxton1University of Sydney School of Medicine, Sydney, Australia.
Catherine Hawke1University of Sydney School of Medicine, Sydney, Australia.
Rebecca Ivers2University of New South Wales School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Sydney, Australia.
Rachel Skinner1University of Sydney School of Medicine, Sydney, Australia.
Georgina Luscombe1University of Sydney School of Medicine, Sydney, Australia.
Katharine S Steinbeck1University of Sydney School of Medicine, Sydney, Australia.

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backgroundTo support longitudinal research into mood in adolescents we sought to assess the feasibility of collecting mood data via Short Message Service (SMS) over 3 years, and to investigate the relationship between SMS data and self-report measures of depression.

methodsProspective cohort study of young people aged 9 to 14 years at baseline. Participants completed Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ) and the Youth Self Report Anxious/Depressed ((YSR)/AD) and Withdrawn/Depressed (YSR/WD) scales at baseline and annually for 3 years. In addition, at 3 monthly intervals they responded to an SMS asking them to rate their mood from 0 to 9 (9 highest).

results277 young people (43% female) completed all four waves of the survey. There was a 87% response rate to requests for SMS Mood ratings. Mean SMS Mood decreased over time for females (p = 0.006) but not males (p = 0.45). We found an inverse association between SMS Mood and the SMFQ, YSR/AD and YSR/WD, scales in females and the SMFQ and YSR/WD scales in males. 45% of participants reported at least one SMS Mood rating score below 5, while 5% reported clusters of low SMS scores. Clusters of low SMS Mood scores were associated with SMFQ scores in the clinical range at 24 (OR = 4.45) and 36 months (OR = 4.72), and YSR/WD in the clinical range at 36 months (OR = 4.61).

conclusionsSMS Mood ratings represent a feasible means to augment but not replace assessment of mood obtained using standard instruments.

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AdolescentDepressionSurveys and questionnairesText messaging

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PMCPMC6988358

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