The efficacy of smartphone‐based mental health interventions for depressive symptoms: a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials
Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals · Manchester Academic Health Science Centre · +10 more institutions
Abstract
The rapid advances and adoption of smartphone technology presents a novel opportunity for delivering mental health interventions on a population scale. Despite multi-sector investment along with wide-scale advertising and availability to the general population, the evidence supporting the use of smartphone apps in the treatment of depression has not been empirically evaluated. Thus, we conducted the first meta-analysis of smartphone apps for depressive symptoms. An electronic database search in May 2017 identified 18 eligible randomized controlled trials of 22 smartphone apps, with outcome data from 3,414 participants. Depressive symptoms were reduced significantly more from smartphone apps than control…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 67.21
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 71
Authors
7- JFJoseph FirthCorresponding
Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Western Sydney University
- JTJohn Torous
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University
- JNJennifer Nicholas
Black Dog Institute, UNSW Sydney
- RCRebekah Carney
Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals, Western Sydney University
- APAbhishek Pratap
Sage Bionetworks, University of Washington Medical Center
Topics & keywords
- Psychological intervention
- Medicine
- Mental health
- Randomized controlled trial
- Mood
- Population
- Depression (economics)
- Mindfulness