Healthcare IT News January 21, 2022
But scientists say that some tools may hold promise for modestly reducing common psychological symptoms – and that more research is warranted.
Scientists from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Harvard Medical School and Brown University published a meta-review in PLOS Digital Health this week seeking to examine the efficacy of apps and other mobile health interventions for mental illness.
After examining results from 14 meta-analyses representing 145 randomized controlled trials, researchers said they failed to find convincing evidence of efficacy.
That said, the team noted their work could act as a jumping-off point for further inquiries in this regard.
“Taken together, these results suggest that mobile phone-based interventions may hold promise for modestly reducing common psychological symptoms … although...
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