"Smartphone application use patterns for mental health disorders: A sys" by Yonas Deressa Guracho, Susan J. Thomas et al.
Background: Mobile mental health applications play a significant role in mental health care to fill gaps in care for mental disorders. Despite the growth in mobile phone apps for mental health conditions, patients’ mental health smartphone application use, perceived usefulness, and future interest in using apps for mental disorders have not been systematically examined. Methods: The authors designed and conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Articles reporting mobile/smartphone ...