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User Behavior of a Publicly Available, Free-to-Use, Self-guided mHealth App for Depression: Observational Study in a Global Sample.

Langting SuPage Lyn Anderson
Published in: JMIR formative research (2022)
Self-guided mHealth apps could be one approach (among the many needed) to reduce the burden of depression. Observational data collected in this study show a global interest in MoodTools, including in low- and middle-income countries and countries where English is not the primary language. Future research is needed to determine whether people who use self-guided apps experience improvement in depressive symptoms, and if so, what "dosage" provides a meaningful benefit.
Keyphrases
  • depressive symptoms
  • sleep quality
  • social support
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • electronic health record
  • current status
  • cross sectional
  • big data
  • artificial intelligence