Current state and future directions of technology-based ecological momentary assessments and interventions for major depressive disorder: protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) and ecological momentary interventions (EMIs) represent a novel approach for the assessment and delivery of psychological support to depressed patients in daily life. Beyond the classical paper-and-pencil daily diaries, the more recent progresses in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) enabled researchers to bring all the needed processes together in only one device, i.e., response signaling, repeated symptom collection, information storage, secure data transfer, and psychological support delivery. Despite evidence showing the feasibility and acceptability of these techniques, EMAs are only beginning to be applied in real clinical practice, whether the development of EMIs for clinically depressed patients is still very limited.

SUBMITTER: Colombo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6293509 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature