Toward Digital Self-Monitoring of Mental Health in the General Population: Scoping Review of Existing Approaches to Self-Report Measurement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the ubiquity of smartphones, digital self-report instruments have enormous potential to support the general population in monitoring their mental health. A primary challenge for researchers committed to advancing this work is simply to scope the plethora of widely used candidate instruments. The overarching aim of this study was to address this challenge to support and guide future research in this burgeoning area.

Objective

This study aimed to conduct a literature review of self-report instruments used in empirical studies to measure mental health (1) in the general population, (2) delivered in a digital format, and (3) in longitudinal designs. Given the wide range of recognized "mental health" constructs, the review's search strategies were guided by Keyes'

SUBMITTER: Koh ZH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12491901 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature