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(HealthDay News) — Mobile app interventions are effective for treating moderate and severe depression, according to a review published online Nov. 20 in JAMA Network Open.
Hayoung Bae, from Korea University in Seoul, and colleagues conducted a systematic literature review to identify randomized clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of mobile app treatments in adults with moderate-to-severe depression.
Based on 13 included studies (16 intervention apps with 1,470 participants), the researchers found that the overall pooled effect size of mobile app interventions was 0.50 versus both active and inactive control groups. Significantly lower treatment outcomes were seen with interventions with in-app notifications...
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