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Patients’ adherence to smartphone apps in the management of bipolar disorder: a systematic review

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Patoz, Marie-Camille, Hidalgo-Mazzei, Diego, Pereira, Bruno, Blanc, Olivier, de Chazeron, Ingrid, Murru, Andrea, Verdolini, Norma, Pacchiarotti, Isabella +3 more·2021·International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

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Background: Despite an increasing number of available mental health apps in the bipolar disorder field, these tools remain scarcely implemented in everyday practice and are quickly discontinued by patients after downloading. The aim of this study is to explore adherence characteristics of bipolar disorder patients to dedicated smartphone interventions in research studies. Methods: A systematic review following PRISMA guidelines was conducted. Three databases (EMBASE, PsychInfo and MEDLINE) were searched using the following keywords: "bipolar disorder" or "mood disorder" or “bipolar” combined with “digital” or “mobile” or “phone” or “smartphone” or “mHealth” or “ehealth” or "mobile health" or “app” or “mobile-health”. Results: Thirteen articles remained in the review after exclusion criteria were applied. Of the 118 eligible studies, 39 did not provide adherence characteristics. Among the selected papers, study length, sample size and definition of measures of adherence were strongly heterogeneous. Activity rates ranged from 58 to 91.6%. Conclusion: The adherence of bipolar patients to apps is understudied. Standardised measures of adherence should be defined and systematically evaluated in future studies dedicated to these tools.

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Patoz, M.-C., Hidalgo-Mazzei, D., Pereira, B., Blanc, O., de Chazeron, I., Murru, A., Verdolini, N., Pacchiarotti, I., Vieta, E., Llorca, P.-M., & Samalin, L.
Affiliations
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (ES)
Corresponding author
Samalin, Ludovic
Venue
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders
Published
2021-06-03
Volume
9
Issue
1
Pages
19-19
ISSN
2194-7511 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3164259465
Cited by
30
References
56
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2
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0.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • International Journal of Bipolar Disorders (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Ministère des Affaires Sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des Femmes (PREPS 17-0121)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
Keywords
bipolar disorder, mobile application, mobile health, digital interventions, app adherence, patient engagement, mood disorders

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