Mobile App-Based Self-Report Questionnaires for the Assessment and Monitoring of Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bipolar disorder is a chronic, progressive illness characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and depression. Self-report scales have historically played a significant role in the monitoring of bipolar symptoms. However, these tools rely on episodic memory, which can be unreliable and do not allow the clinician to monitor brief episodic symptoms or the course of symptoms over shorter periods of time. Mobile app-based questionnaires have been suggested as a tool to improve monitoring of patients with bipolar disorder.

Objective

This paper aims to determine the feasibility and validity of mobile app-based self-report questionnaires.

Methods

We performed a systematic review of the literature according to the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic R

SUBMITTER: Chan EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7822726 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature