ReviewInternational journal of bipolar disorders2021
Patients' adherence to smartphone apps in the management of bipolar disorder: a systematic review.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Smartphone-based interventions in bipolar disorder: Systematic review and meta-analyses of efficacy. A position paper from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) Big Data Task Force.Bipolar disorders · 2022Pooled it
- A randomized trial of an app-enhanced group cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescents with mood or psychotic spectrum disorders.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2025Trial
- LiveWell, a smartphone-based self-management intervention for bipolar disorder: Intervention participation and usability analysis.Journal of affective disorders · 2024Trial
- Empowering Quality of Life Monitoring and Self-Management in Bipolar Disorder: Pilot Evaluation of the PolarUs App.Bipolar disorders · 2026Article
- Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Influencing Ecological Momentary Assessment Compliance in Individuals With Bipolar Disorder: Observational Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Observational
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- What influences engagement with a bipolar disorder self-management app? A qualitative investigation of use of the PolarUs app.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- [Scoping review on the identification and evaluation of available digital applications for bipolar disorder].Der Nervenarzt · 2025Article
- Comparison of the effect of self-care education with two methods, teach-back and smartphone application, on the adherence to treatment in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association · 2024Article
- Digital Tools to Facilitate the Detection and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder: Key Developments and Future Directions.JMIR mental health · 2024Article
- Predicting Adherence to Behavior Change Support Systems Using Machine Learning: Systematic Review.JMIR AI · 2023Review
- Attending to the Mental Health of People Who Are Homeless by Mobile Telephone Follow-Up: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The Minimum Feature Set for Designing Mobile Apps to Support Bipolar Disorder-Affected Patients: Proposal of Essential Functions and Requirements.Journal of healthcare informatics research · 2023Article
- Evaluating the quality, safety, and functionality of commonly used smartphone apps for bipolar disorder mood and sleep self-management.International journal of bipolar disorders · 2022Article
- Ecological momentary assessment of mood and movement with bipolar disorder over time: Participant recruitment and efficacy of study methods.International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2021Article
- Voice analyses using smartphone-based data in patients with bipolar disorder, unaffected relatives and healthy control individuals, and during different affective states.International journal of bipolar disorders · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite an increasing number of available mental health apps in the bipolar disorder field, these tools remain scarcely implemented in everyday practice and are quickly discontinued by patients after downloading. The aim of this study is to explore adherence characteristics of bipolar disorder patients to dedicated smartphone interventions in research studies.
methodsA systematic review following PRISMA guidelines was conducted. Three databases (EMBASE, PsychInfo and MEDLINE) were searched using the following keywords: "bipolar disorder" or "mood disorder" or "bipolar" combined with "digital" or "mobile" or "phone" or "smartphone" or "mHealth" or "ehealth" or "mobile health" or "app" or "mobile-health".
resultsThirteen articles remained in the review after exclusion criteria were applied. Of the 118 eligible studies, 39 did not provide adherence characteristics. Among the selected papers, study length, sample size and definition of measures of adherence were strongly heterogeneous. Activity rates ranged from 58 to 91.6%.
conclusionThe adherence of bipolar patients to apps is understudied. Standardised measures of adherence should be defined and systematically evaluated in future studies dedicated to these tools.
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