2017
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2017-102757
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The promise of digital mood tracking technologies: are we heading on the right track?

Abstract: The growing understanding that mood disorders are dynamic in nature and fluctuate over variable epochs of time has compelled researchers to develop innovative methods of monitoring mood. Technological advancement now allows for the detection of minute-to-minute changes while also capturing a longitudinal perspective of an individual's illness. Traditionally, assessments of mood have been conducted by means of clinical interviews and paper surveys. However, these methods are often inaccurate due to recall bias … Show more

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“…To reduce these risks, the World Health Organization recommends that individuals with BP monitor their mood, such as keeping a daily log to record mood symptoms . Monitoring symptoms is also a prerequisite for measuring mood instability in BP and for delivering interventions that address needs of specific individuals in the moment . Many mobile and wearable technologies are available for individuals to self‐monitor their symptoms, but engagement is a common problem .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…To reduce these risks, the World Health Organization recommends that individuals with BP monitor their mood, such as keeping a daily log to record mood symptoms . Monitoring symptoms is also a prerequisite for measuring mood instability in BP and for delivering interventions that address needs of specific individuals in the moment . Many mobile and wearable technologies are available for individuals to self‐monitor their symptoms, but engagement is a common problem .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Smartphone apps require that users actively record their symptoms, a burden that may decrease engagement with users preferring more automated ways to record symptoms . They also involve subjective measurements, which may lead to less accurate or less biologically relevant markers of symptoms . Sensors and wearable devices allow symptoms to monitored passively and objectively .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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