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SynthesisBMC psychiatry2020

Distant mood monitoring for depressive and bipolar disorders: a systematic review.

A S J van der Watt, W Odendaal, K Louw, S Seedat

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Synthesis in BMC psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06513793 (The Effect of a Nature-based, Self-help Intervention on Mental Wellbeing), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06513793 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of a Nature-based, Self-help Intervention on Mental Wellbeing

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of ExeterRan2024 to 2024Enrolled47ConditionsLow Mental WellbeingArmsRoots and Shoots, Waiting list
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

A S J van der WattDepartment of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa. bertevdwatt@sun.ac.za.ORCID 0000-0002-9005-8948
W OdendaalDepartment of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa.
K LouwDepartment of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa.
S SeedatDepartment of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBroadening our knowledge of the longitudinal course of mood symptoms is cardinal to providing effective long-term treatments. Research indicates that patients with mental illness are willing to engage in the use of telemonitoring and mobile technology to assess and monitor their mood states. However, without the provision of distant support, adverse outcomes and events may be difficult to prevent and manage through self-monitoring. Understanding patient perspectives is important to achieving the best balance of self-monitoring, patient empowerment, and distant supporter involvement.

methodsThis systematic review synthesises quantitative and qualitative evidence of the effectiveness and feasibility of daily/weekly/monthly remote mood monitoring that includes distant support in participants with mood disorders. Inclusion criteria comprised mood monitoring of mood disorder patients as main intervention, study design, method of monitoring, and presence of psychotherapy and psychoeducation. Effectiveness was defined by the change in depression and/or mania scores. Feasibility was determined on participant feedback and completion/attrition rates. Studies were assessed for quality using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool version 2018.

resultsNine studies of acceptable quality met the inclusion criteria. Distant mood monitoring was effective in improving depression scores but not mania scores. Feasibility, as measured through compliance and completion rates and participant feedback, varied.

conclusionDistant mood monitoring with support may be a useful, acceptable, and feasible intervention for diverse groups of patients in terms of age and ethnicity. Further, it may be effective in improving symptoms of depression, increasing treatment adherence, and facilitating the prevention and management of adverse outcomes. As a task-shifting intervention, distant mood monitoring may help to alleviate the burden on mental health providers in developing countries.

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Bipolar DisorderAffectHumansMental HealthMood DisordersPsychotherapyAffective disorderDistantInterventionLMICMonitoringMood disorderSouth AfricaTask-shifting

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PMID32698802
PMCPMC7374077

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