The growing field of digital psychiatry: current evidence and the future of apps, social media, chatbots, and virtual reality

J Torous, S Bucci, IH Bell, LV Kessing… - World …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As the COVID‐19 pandemic has largely increased the utilization of telehealth, mobile mental
health technologies–such as smartphone apps, virtual reality, chatbots, and social media …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges in participant engagement and retention using mobile health apps: literature review

S Amagai, S Pila, AJ Kaat, CJ Nowinski… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - jmir.org
Background Mobile health (mHealth) apps are revolutionizing the way clinicians and
researchers monitor and manage the health of their participants. However, many studies …

Wearable sensor data and self-reported symptoms for COVID-19 detection

G Quer, JM Radin, M Gadaleta, K Baca-Motes… - Nature Medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Traditional screening for COVID-19 typically includes survey questions about symptoms and
travel history, as well as temperature measurements. Here, we explore whether personal …

Detection of atrial fibrillation in a large population using wearable devices: the Fitbit Heart Study

SA Lubitz, AZ Faranesh, C Selvaggi, SJ Atlas… - Circulation, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Morbidity from undiagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF) may be preventable with
early detection. Many consumer wearables contain optical photoplethysmography (PPG) …

[HTML][HTML] Mobile phone-based interventions for mental health: A systematic meta-review of 14 meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials

SB Goldberg, SU Lam, O Simonsson, J Torous… - PLOS digital …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Mobile phone-based interventions have been proposed as a means for reducing the burden
of disease associated with mental illness. While numerous randomized controlled trials and …

Multilevel determinants of digital health equity: a literature synthesis to advance the field

CR Lyles, OK Nguyen, EC Khoong… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Current digital health approaches have not engaged diverse end users or reduced health or
health care inequities, despite their promise to deliver more tailored and personalized …

Current advances in digital cognitive assessment for preclinical Alzheimer's disease

F Öhman, J Hassenstab, D Berron… - Alzheimer's & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There is a pressing need to capture and track subtle cognitive change at the preclinical
stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD) rapidly, cost‐effectively, and with high sensitivity …

Remote smartphone monitoring of Parkinson's disease and individual response to therapy

L Omberg, E Chaibub Neto, TM Perumal… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Remote health assessments that gather real-world data (RWD) outside clinic settings
require a clear understanding of appropriate methods for data collection, quality …

[HTML][HTML] A therapeutic relational agent for reducing problematic substance use (Woebot): development and usability study

JJ Prochaska, EA Vogel, A Chieng, M Kendra… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - jmir.org
Background: Misuse of substances is common, can be serious and costly to society, and
often goes untreated due to barriers to accessing care. Woebot is a mental health digital …

Engagement in digital interventions.

I Nahum-Shani, SD Shaw, SM Carpenter… - American …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
The notion of “engagement,” which plays an important role in various domains of
psychology, is gaining increased currency as a concept that is critical to the success of …