National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, Karnataka.
Department of Clinical Psychology, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (GFSU), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2018 Sep;31(5):379-388. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000439.
The purpose of this update is to provide an overview of the breadth of research studies published from April 2017 to April 2018 on mobile-based interventions for mental health, with a special emphasis on smartphone-based interventions.
Several studies during the review period have described the process of applying user-centred design in the development of mental health apps and novel approaches to enhance user-engagement. Studies on consumer perspectives indicate largely positive findings about open-ness to utilize mental health apps. There is a scarcity of similar studies on health providers. Efficacy studies have provided evidence for apps for a variety of psychiatric disorders. There are fewer studies on preventive and promotive interventions. Although a plethora of mental health apps is available for public, most have not undergone scientific evaluation. Many well researched apps are not accessible to public. The potential of smartphone technology in enhancing healthcare service delivery in low-resource settings has also been examined in a few studies.
Evidence for acceptability, feasibility and efficacy of mobile-based mental health interventions for facilitating recovery is on the rise. More research is needed on implementation and integration of these interventions in diverse real-world clinical and community contexts.
本次更新的目的是概述 2017 年 4 月至 2018 年 4 月期间发表的关于移动心理健康干预的研究的广度，特别强调基于智能手机的干预措施。
在综述期间，有几项研究描述了在开发心理健康应用程序和增强用户参与的新方法时应用以用户为中心的设计的过程。关于消费者观点的研究表明，对利用心理健康应用程序持开放态度的发现大多是积极的。关于卫生保健提供者的类似研究很少。疗效研究为各种精神疾病的应用程序提供了证据。预防性和促进性干预措施的研究较少。尽管有大量的心理健康应用程序供公众使用，但大多数都没有经过科学评估。许多经过充分研究的应用程序公众无法使用。智能手机技术在增强资源匮乏环境中的医疗服务提供方面的潜力也在少数研究中得到了检验。
基于移动的心理健康干预措施在促进康复方面的可接受性、可行性和疗效的证据越来越多。需要更多的研究来研究这些干预措施在不同的现实临床和社区环境中的实施和整合。
