ReviewJMIR mental health2022
The Current State and Validity of Digital Assessment Tools for Psychiatry: Systematic Review.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Beyond symptom improvement: transdiagnostic and disorder-specific ways to assess functional and quality of life outcomes across mental disorders in adults.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2025Article
- Toward Digital Self-Monitoring of Mental Health in the General Population: Scoping Review of Existing Approaches to Self-Report Measurement.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- Why are we still using the PHQ-9? A Historical Review and Psychometric Evaluation of Measurement Invariance.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2025Article
- An Interpretable Model With Probabilistic Integrated Scoring for Mental Health Treatment Prediction: Design Study.JMIR medical informatics · 2025Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence against pregnant women who attend antenatal care in Denmark and Spain: A digital screening approach.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundGiven the role digital technologies are likely to play in the future of mental health care, there is a need for a comprehensive appraisal of the current state and validity (ie, screening or diagnostic accuracy) of digital mental health assessments.
objectiveThe aim of this review is to explore the current state and validity of question-and-answer-based digital tools for diagnosing and screening psychiatric conditions in adults.
methodsThis systematic review was based on the Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome framework and was carried out in accordance with the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, ASSIA, Web of Science Core Collection, CINAHL, and PsycINFO were systematically searched for articles published between 2005 and 2021. A descriptive evaluation of the study characteristics and digital solutions and a quantitative appraisal of the screening or diagnostic accuracy of the included tools were conducted. Risk of bias and applicability were assessed using the revised tool for the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2.
resultsA total of 28 studies met the inclusion criteria, with the most frequently evaluated conditions encompassing generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and any depressive disorder. Most of the studies used digitized versions of existing pen-and-paper questionnaires, with findings revealing poor to excellent screening or diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity=0.32-1.00, specificity=0.37-1.00, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve=0.57-0.98) and a high risk of bias for most of the included studies.
conclusionsThe field of digital mental health tools is in its early stages, and high-quality evidence is lacking. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): RR2-10.2196/25382.
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