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. 2018 Aug 13;6(8):e165. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.9691

Table 2.

Summary of the included studies with clinical samples of participants diagnosed with unipolar (UD) or bipolar (BD) disorder.

Reference Technology used Participants (N=3094), n Clinical diagnosis Participant age (years), mean (SD) Study duration (days) Mood scale


Male Female



Abdullah et al, 2016 [53] Android; MoodRhythm 2 5 BD 25-64a 28 SRM II-5b
Alvarez-Lozano et al, 2014 [11] Android; Monarca 18c N/Ad BD N/A 150 7p mood
Beiwinkel et al, 2016 [22] Android; SIMBA 8 5 BD 47.2 (3.8) 365 HDRSe
Berle et al, 2010 [54] Actigraph 10 13 UD 42.8 (11) 14 Group difference
Dickerson et al, 2011 [55] iOS; Empath 0 1 UD 83 14 10p mood
Doryab et al, 2016 [18] Android 3 3 UD >18f 20 CES-Dg
Faurholt-Jepsen et al, 2012 [56] Actiheart 8 12 UD 45.2 (12) 3 Group difference
Faurholt-Jepsen et al, 2015 [57] Actiheart 7 11 UD 45.6 (11.1) 3 HDRS-17
Faurholt-Jepsen et al, 2016 [58] Android; Monarca 9 19 BD 30.3 (9.3) 84 HDRS-17
Faurholt-Jepsen et al 2014 [10] Android; Monarca 5 12 BD 33.4 (9.5) 90 HDRS-17
Faurholt-Jepsen et al, 2015 [26] Android; Monarca 20 41 BD 29.3 (8.4) 182 HDRS-17
Faurholt-Jepsen et al, 2016 [6] Android; Monarca 11 18 BD 30.2 (8.8) 84 HDRS-17
Gershon et al, 2016 [59] Actigraph 14 23 BD 34.4 (10.4) 46 Group difference
Gonzales et al, 2014 [60] Actigraph 15 27 BD 41.0 (11.2) 7 IDS-C-30h
Grünerbl; 2015 [61] Android 2 8 BD 33-48 84 7p mood
Guidi et al, 2015 [20] Android 0 1 BD 36 98 mood state
Hauge et al, 2011 [62] Actigraph 14 11 UD 42.9 (10.7) 14 Group difference
Krane-Gartiser et al, 2014 [63] Actigraph 5 7 BD 39.9 (15.6) 1 Group difference
Loprinzi and Mahoney, 2014 [64] Actigraph (hip) 1261 1313 UD 46.3 7 Group difference
Miwa et al, 2007 [65] Armband; SenseWear Pro 5 0 UD 35.1 87 Group difference
Muaremi et al, 2014 [66] Android 6c N/A BD 18-65 76 7p mood
O’Brien et al, 2016 [8] Actigraph 16 43 UD 74 (6) 7 MADRSi
Osmani et al, 2013 [19] Android 0 5 BD N/A 90 −3:3 moodj
Palmius et al, 2016 [67] Android; AMoSS 9 27 BD 44 (14) 60 QIDS-SR16k
St-Amand et al, 2013 [68] Actigraph 7 7 BD 44.6 (11) 14 Group difference
Todder et al, 2009 [69] Actigraph 14 13 UD 49 (13) 7 Group difference

aStudy reported participant age as a range, rather than mean.

bSRM II-5: Social Rhythm Metric II-5.

cTotal number of participants; number of male and female participants not specified.

dN/A: not applicable.

eHDRS: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.

fAll participants in study above 18 years of age.

gCES-D: The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale.

hIDS-C-30: Inventory for Depressive Symptomatology, Clinical-rated.

iMADRS: Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale.

j−3:3 mood: 7-point mood scale ranging from −3 to 3.

kQIDS-SR16: Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Self Reported.