ArticleSchizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany)2022
Accessibility and availability of smartphone apps for schizophrenia.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Technology use and attitudes towards digital mental health in people with severe mental health problems: a survey study in China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- What matters in digital health technology adoption for mental healthcare? - A multistakeholder qualitative study.Digital healthArticle
- Validity of a smartphone application for self-monitoring psychiatric symptoms in patients with schizophrenia.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
App-based interventions have the potential to enhance access to and quality of care for patients with schizophrenia. However, less is known about the current state of schizophrenia apps in research and how those translate to publicly available apps. This study, therefore, aimed to review schizophrenia apps offered on marketplaces and research literature with a focus on accessibility and availability. A search of recent reviews, gray literature, PubMed, and Google Scholar was conducted in August 2022. A search of the U.S. Apple App Store and Google Play App Store was conducted in July 2022. All eligible studies and apps were systematically screened/reviewed. The academic research search produced 264 results; 60 eligible studies were identified. 51.7% of research apps were built on psychosis-specific platforms and 48.3% of research apps were built on non-specific platforms. 83.3% of research apps offered monitoring functionalities. Only nine apps, two designed on psychosis-specific platforms and seven on non-specific platforms were easily accessible. The search of app marketplaces uncovered 537 apps; only six eligible marketplace apps were identified. 83.3% of marketplace apps only offered psychoeducation. All marketplace apps lacked frequent updates with the average time since last update 1121 days. There are few clinically relevant apps accessible to patients on the commercial marketplaces. While research efforts are expanding, many research apps are unavailable today. Better translation of apps from research to the marketplace and a focus on sustainable interventions are important targets for the field.
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