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ReviewJournal of medical Internet research2021

Evidence Synthesis of Digital Interventions to Mitigate the Negative Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Public Mental Health: Rapid Meta-review.

Christian Rauschenberg, Anita Schick, Dusan Hirjak, Andreas Seidler, Isabell Paetzold, Christian Apfelbacher, Steffi G Riedel-Heller, Ulrich Reininghaus

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Review in Journal of medical Internet research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05459896 (A Health Apps for Post-Pandemic Years), which is not on this map. Cited by 108 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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108citing papers in PubMed, 12 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05459896 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

A Health Apps for Post-Pandemic Years (HAPPY) for People With Physiological and Psychosocial Distress During the Post-Pandemic Era

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityRan2024 to 2026Enrolled814ConditionsPhysiological Stress, Psychological Distress, COVID-19 Stress SyndromeArmsPhysical Activity Training, Mindfulness-based Intervention, Energy Conservation Techniques
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

108 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 201 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Christian Rauschenberg *Department of Public Mental Health, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6050-3297
Anita Schick *Department of Public Mental Health, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2043-0353
Dusan HirjakDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1226-9800
Andreas SeidlerInstitute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8107-8971
Isabell PaetzoldDepartment of Public Mental Health, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4054-4331
Christian ApfelbacherInstitute of Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3805-8219
Steffi G Riedel-HellerInstitute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4321-6090
Ulrich ReininghausDepartment of Public Mental Health, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9227-5436
Heidelberg University · DEKing's College London · GBLeipzig University · DEOtto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg · DEUniversity Hospital Carl Gustav Carus · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAccumulating evidence suggests the COVID-19 pandemic has negative effects on public mental health. Digital interventions that have been developed and evaluated in recent years may be used to mitigate the negative consequences of the pandemic. However, evidence-based recommendations on the use of existing telemedicine and internet-based (eHealth) and app-based mobile health (mHealth) interventions are lacking.

objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the theoretical and empirical base, user perspective, safety, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of digital interventions related to public mental health provision (ie, mental health promotion, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders) that may help to reduce the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsA rapid meta-review was conducted. The MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and CENTRAL databases were searched on May 11, 2020. Study inclusion criteria were broad and considered systematic reviews and meta-analyses that investigated digital tools for health promotion, prevention, or treatment of mental health conditions and determinants likely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

resultsOverall, 815 peer-reviewed systematic reviews and meta-analyses were identified, of which 83 met the inclusion criteria. Our findings suggest that there is good evidence on the usability, safety, acceptance/satisfaction, and effectiveness of eHealth interventions. Evidence on mHealth apps is promising, especially if social components (eg, blended care) and strategies to promote adherence are incorporated. Although most digital interventions focus on the prevention or treatment of mental disorders, there is some evidence on mental health promotion. However, evidence on process quality, cost-effectiveness, and long-term effects is very limited.

conclusionsThere is evidence that digital interventions are particularly suited to mitigating psychosocial consequences at the population level. In times of physical distancing, quarantine, and restrictions on social contacts, decision makers should develop digital strategies for continued mental health care and invest time and efforts in the development and implementation of mental health promotion and prevention programs.

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COVID-19HumansMental DisordersPandemicsPublic HealthSARS-CoV-2TelemedicineCOVID-19digital interventiondigital mental healtheHealthinterventionmental health promotionmHealthpreventionpublic mental healthtelemedicine

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PMID33606657
PMCPMC7951054
OpenAlexW3133402297

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