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ReviewJournal of occupational health2024

What digital health technology types are used in mental health prevention and intervention? Review of systematic reviews for systematization of technologies.

Naomichi Tani, Hiroaki Fujihara, Kenji Ishii, Yoshiyuki Kamakura, Mafu Tsunemi, Chikae Yamaguchi, Hisashi Eguchi, Kotaro Imamura, Satoru Kanamori, Noriko Kojimahara and 1 more

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Review in Journal of occupational health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

11 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Naomichi TaniDepartment of Ergonomics, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8317-5273
Hiroaki FujiharaDepartment of Ergonomics, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan.
Kenji IshiiThe Ohara Memorial Institute for Science of Labour, Tokyo 151-0051, Japan.
Yoshiyuki KamakuraDepartment of Information Systems, Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Osaka Institute of Technology, Osaka 573-0196, Japan.
Mafu TsunemiDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences/Medical School, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan.
Chikae YamaguchiDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Kinjo Gakuin University, Aichi 463-8521, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4776-2438
Hisashi EguchiDepartment of Mental Health, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health,Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4153-8574
Kotaro ImamuraDepartment of Digital Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2584-0666
Satoru KanamoriGraduate School of Public Health, Teikyo University, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8707-471X
Noriko KojimaharaSection of Epidemiology, Shizuoka Graduate University of Public Health, Shizuoka 420-0881, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4099-6167
Takeshi EbaraDepartment of Ergonomics, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3342-1058
University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan · JPKinjo Gakuin University · JPNagoya City University · JPOhara Memorial Institute for Science of Labour · JPOsaka Institute of Technology · JPTeikyo University · JPThe University of Tokyo · JP

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP22rea522006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Digital health technology has been widely applied to mental health interventions worldwide. Using digital phenotyping to identify an individual's mental health status has become particularly important. However, many technologies other than digital phenotyping are expected to become more prevalent in the future. The systematization of these technologies is necessary to accurately identify trends in mental health interventions. However, no consensus on the technical classification of digital health technologies for mental health interventions has emerged. Thus, we conducted a review of systematic review articles on the application of digital health technologies in mental health while attempting to systematize the technology using the Delphi method. To identify technologies used in digital phenotyping and other digital technologies, we included 4 systematic review articles that met the inclusion criteria, and an additional 8 review articles, using a snowballing approach, were incorporated into the comprehensive review. Based on the review results, experts from various disciplines participated in the Delphi process and agreed on the following 11 technical categories for mental health interventions: heart rate estimation, exercise or physical activity, sleep estimation, contactless heart rate/pulse wave estimation, voice and emotion analysis, self-care/cognitive behavioral therapy/mindfulness, dietary management, psychological safety, communication robots, avatar/metaverse devices, and brain wave devices. The categories we defined intentionally included technologies that are expected to become widely used in the future. Therefore, we believe these 11 categories are socially implementable and useful for mental health interventions.

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Digital HealthMental HealthAvatarHumansSystematic Reviews as TopicTechnologydigital health technologydigital mental health interventiondigital phenotypemental healthsystematic review

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PMID38258936
PMCPMC11020255
OpenAlexW4389297707

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