A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness, Content, and Usage Patterns of Mobile Mental Health Interventions on Smartphone Platforms for Anxiety Symptoms

IF 0.8 4区心理学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI:10.24193/jebp.2021.2.11

Numan Turan, Ş. Çetintaş

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Abstract

"This systematic review aims to examine the content, usage pattern and efficacy of mobile mental health interventions in reducing anxiety symptoms. A search of 10 electronic databases returned 44 408 studies in total and 27 studies met the inclusion criteria, including 4460 participants in total. The rate of attrition was 27% (SD = 22) among the participants who initiated the app use. The rate of significant reductions in measures of anxiety symptoms was 87% from within-subjects pretest to posttest assessments, yet this rate dropped to 46% when compared to a waitlist/control group. A vast majority of the studies used cognitive and/or behavioral interventions (N = 26, 96%), a few studies included professional support (N = 11, 41%), a structured form of delivering the interventions (N = 8, 30%) or tailored it to users’ needs (N = 6, 22%). Few studies reported the actual time spent on the app per week (N = 4, M = 63.76, SD = 62.17). The mobile mental health interventions were effective in reducing anxiety symptoms, yet this effectiveness eroded compared to control groups. There is a need to develop consistent ways of reporting the usage patterns and testing evidence-based interventions other than cognitive behavioral treatments."

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对智能手机平台上针对焦虑症状的移动心理健康干预的有效性、内容和使用模式的系统回顾

“这项系统综述旨在检查移动心理健康干预措施在减少焦虑症状方面的内容、使用模式和有效性。搜索10个电子数据库，共返回44008项研究，27项研究符合纳入标准，包括4460名参与者。流失率为27%（SD=22）在发起应用程序使用的参与者中。从受试者的测试前到测试后评估，焦虑症状测量的显著降低率为87%，但与等待名单/对照组相比，这一比率降至46%。绝大多数研究使用了认知和/或行为干预措施（N=2696%），少数研究包括专业支持（N=1141%）、提供干预措施的结构化形式（N=8,30%）或根据用户需求量身定制（N=6,22%）。很少有研究报告每周在应用程序上花费的实际时间（N=4，M=63.76，SD=62.17）。移动心理健康干预措施在减少焦虑症状方面是有效的，但与对照组相比，这种有效性有所下降。需要开发一致的方法来报告使用模式，并测试基于认知行为治疗以外的干预措施的证据。“

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Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： The journal is devoted to the advancement of the clinical theory and practice of evidence-based psychotherapies (EBP) (e.g., evidence-based psychological assessments, evidence-based psychological treatments). The journal publishes original papers dealing with EBP and psychology, psychiatry, the medical and mental specialties, and allied areas of science.