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ReviewJMIR mental health2022

Digital Health Interventions for Delivery of Mental Health Care: Systematic and Comprehensive Meta-Review.

Tristan J Philippe, Naureen Sikder, Anna Jackson, Maya E Koblanski, Eric Liow, Andreas Pilarinos, Krisztina Vasarhelyi

4 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
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In one paragraph

Review in JMIR mental health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 194 papers, 25 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
194citing papers in PubMed, 25 pooled it
56.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

NCT05832632 nacompletednot on this map

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing 3 Formats of Mindfulness Interventions to an Active Control Intervention in a Population With Elevated Levels of Stress: Effects of Subjective and Physiological Stress

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Southern DenmarkRan2021 to 2023Enrolled225ConditionsPsychological Stress, Physiological StressArmsHeadspace Basics Program, Headspace Breathing Exercises, Headspace Stress Program, Active Control (Audiobook)
NCT07392632 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

MindfulCityU: Implementation and Evaluation of a Mindfulness Mobile Application for Promoting University Students' Mental Health

TypeinterventionalSponsorCity University of Hong KongRan2026 to 2027Enrolled120ConditionsDepressive SymptomsArmsMindfulCityU, Waitlist control
NCT07499219 naenrolling by invitationnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Developing a Web-based Transdiagnostic Single Session Intervention for Patients on Waiting Lists for Psychological Treatment: a Randomized Pilot Feasibility Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of OsloRan2026 to 2034Enrolled80ConditionsDepression, AnxietyArmsDigital therapy program (short), Digital therapy program (long), Mental health advice
NCT07589114 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

REM Enhancement Sleep Technology for Well-being, Emotion, and Life Lift

TypeinterventionalSponsorGeorge Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu MuresRan2025 to 2027Enrolled360ConditionsHealthy Adult ParticipantsArmsMobile smartwatch application.
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

194 citing papers in PubMed, 25 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 399 citations in OpenAlex.

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134 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

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tristan J PhilippeDepartment of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2298-7275
Naureen SikderVancouver Community College, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8213-881X
Anna JacksonSchool of Social Work, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3765-6367
Maya E KoblanskiDepartment of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4174-2919
Eric LiowVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7019-4582
Andreas PilarinosVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8118-1242
Krisztina VasarhelyiVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2378-0885
University of British Columbia · CASimon Fraser University · CAVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute · CAVancouver Community College · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has shifted mental health care delivery to digital platforms, videoconferencing, and other mobile communications. However, existing reviews of digital health interventions are narrow in scope and focus on a limited number of mental health conditions.

objectiveTo address this gap, we conducted a comprehensive systematic meta-review of the literature to assess the state of digital health interventions for the treatment of mental health conditions.

methodsWe searched MEDLINE for secondary literature published between 2010 and 2021 on the use, efficacy, and appropriateness of digital health interventions for the delivery of mental health care.

resultsOf the 3022 records identified, 466 proceeded to full-text review and 304 met the criteria for inclusion in this study. A majority (52%) of research involved the treatment of substance use disorders, 29% focused on mood, anxiety, and traumatic stress disorders, and >5% for each remaining mental health conditions. Synchronous and asynchronous communication, computerized therapy, and cognitive training appear to be effective but require further examination in understudied mental health conditions. Similarly, virtual reality, mobile apps, social media platforms, and web-based forums are novel technologies that have the potential to improve mental health but require higher quality evidence.

conclusionsDigital health interventions offer promise in the treatment of mental health conditions. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, digital health interventions provide a safer alternative to face-to-face treatment. However, further research on the applications of digital interventions in understudied mental health conditions is needed. Additionally, evidence is needed on the effectiveness and appropriateness of digital health tools for patients who are marginalized and may lack access to digital health interventions.

Indexed as

computer-assisted therapyCOVID-19digital healthmental healthmobile applicationsmobile appsonline therapytelemedicinetelepsychiatrytelepsychologyvirtual reality exposure therapy

Identifiers

PMID35551058
PMCPMC9109782
OpenAlexW4226148866

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Registered trials

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.