Mental Health Monitoring for Young People Through Mood Apps: Protocol for a Scoping Review and Systematic Search in App Stores.

ABSTRACT:

Background

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.

Objective

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.

Methods

The study will first involve a scoping review of the literature on mood-monitoring apps

SUBMITTER: Boege S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11615542 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature