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SynthesisFrontiers in digital health2021

Effect of Engagement With Digital Interventions on Mental Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Daniel Z Q Gan, Lauren McGillivray, Jin Han, Helen Christensen, Michelle Torok

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Synthesis in Frontiers in digital health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06455397 (Implementing BEAM), which is not on this map. Cited by 173 papers, 17 of them syntheses that 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.

NCT06455397 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Implementing BEAM: An mHealth Tool to Prevent Mental Health Problems and Improve Developmental Outcomes in Young Children

TypeinterventionalSponsorLeslie E. RoosRan2024 to 2027Enrolled400ConditionsDepression, Anxiety, Anger, Parenting, Stress, PsychologicalArmsThe Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM) Program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

173 citing papers in PubMed, 17 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  18. Using a Person-Centred Approach to Adapt a Digital Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (COMPASS-IBD).Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026
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113 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Daniel Z Q GanBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Lauren McGillivrayBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Jin HanBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Helen ChristensenBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Michelle TorokBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) present a promising way to address gaps in mental health service provision. However, the relationship between user engagement and outcomes in the context of these interventions has not been established. This study addressed the current state of evidence on the relationship between engagement with DMHIs and mental health outcomes. MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and EmBASE databases were searched from inception to August 1, 2021. Original or secondary analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included if they examined the relationship between DMHI engagement and post-intervention outcome(s). Thirty-five studies were eligible for inclusion in the narrative review and 25 studies had sufficient data for meta-analysis. Random-effects meta-analyses indicated that greater engagement was significantly associated with post-intervention mental health improvements, regardless of whether this relationship was explored using correlational [

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digital mental healtheHealthmeta-analysismHealthsystematic review

Identifiers

PMID34806079
PMCPMC8599127

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