Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Centre for Health Technology, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom.
JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Nov 19;13:e56400. doi: 10.2196/56400.
The researchers have used mobile phones to assist in monitoring, analyzing, and managing moods to acquire insight into mood patterns. There is a lack of evidence in their use as clinical tools and interventions, which necessitates a comprehensive review and quality assessment to understand barriers and facilitators for app implementation as an impactful clinical intervention.
This review aims to (1) provide an overview of the recent evidence on mobile mood-monitoring apps that are intended for facilitating self-management and support of mental health in children, adolescents, and young people; and (2) investigate the quality of publicly available apps.
The study will first involve a scoping review of the literature on mood-monitoring apps for children, adolescents, and young people followed by an evaluation of features of the apps available in the marketplace. The scoping review will follow the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) guidelines and search 6 databases- Embase, CINAHL, PubMed, ACM Digital Library, Scopus, and Springer LNCS-for relevant studies and reviews published in the last 3 years. The author will then screen the references, extract data from the included studies, and analyze them to synthesize the evidence on mood apps. Next, the Apple App Store and Google Play Store will be searched for mood apps. A total of 2 independent reviewers will screen the apps based on eligibility criteria, and disagreements will be resolved through consensus. The features of the selected apps will then be evaluated using the Mobile Health Index and Navigation framework, and descriptive analysis will be used to synthesize the findings.
Literature search and screening began soon after submission of the protocol and is expected to be completed by September 2024. The app evaluation will be completed by October 2024.
Combined, the scoping literature review and app evaluation will provide an in-depth overview of the most recent scientific evidence related to mood apps and the quality of apps actually available for use.
INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): PRR1-10.2196/56400.
研究人员已经使用手机来协助监测、分析和管理情绪，以深入了解情绪模式。然而，这些应用在作为临床工具和干预措施方面的证据有限，因此需要进行全面的审查和质量评估，以了解将应用程序作为一种有影响力的临床干预措施实施的障碍和促进因素。
本次综述旨在：（1）概述近期关于旨在促进儿童、青少年和年轻人自我管理和支持心理健康的移动情绪监测应用程序的证据；（2）调查市场上可获得的应用程序的质量。
该研究将首先对儿童、青少年和年轻人的情绪监测应用程序进行范围综述，然后评估市场上可用的应用程序的功能。该范围综述将遵循 PRISMA-ScR（系统评价和荟萃分析扩展的首选报告项目用于范围综述）指南，并在过去 3 年内搜索 6 个数据库-Embase、CINAHL、PubMed、ACM 数字图书馆、Scopus 和 Springer LNCS-以获取相关的研究和综述。然后，作者将筛选参考文献、从纳入研究中提取数据，并对其进行分析，以综合关于情绪应用程序的证据。接下来，将在 Apple App Store 和 Google Play Store 上搜索情绪应用程序。两名独立的评审员将根据资格标准筛选应用程序，如有分歧将通过协商解决。然后，使用移动健康指数和导航框架评估选定应用程序的功能，并使用描述性分析综合研究结果。
在提交方案后不久开始进行文献搜索和筛选，预计 2024 年 9 月完成。应用程序评估将于 2024 年 10 月完成。
综合范围综述和应用程序评估将提供有关情绪应用程序的最新科学证据和实际可用应用程序质量的深入概述。
国际注册报告标识符（IRRID）：PRR1-10.2196/56400。
