Table 2.
Description of the app used in studies on self-monitoring, treatment, and automatically generated data collected via smartphones in children, adolescents, and young adults with psychiatric disorders (N=15).
| Author, year of publication |
Name of app | System | Items in self-monitored data | Items in automatically generated data | Active treatment delivered by app |
| Bucci et al, 2018 [13] | Actissist and ClinTouch | Android | Actissist: self-assessment focused on cognitive appraisals, belief conviction, emotions, and associated behaviors. ClinTouch: rating of 12 symptoms validated against PANSSa | N/Ab | Yes |
| Cao et al, 2020 [21] | SOLVD | Android | Daily: mood and anxiety | Accelerometer, GPS, steps, call log, text messages, screen on/off, and ambient light intensity | No |
| Dennis et al, 2015 [24] | ACHESS | Android | EMAc 6 times/day focused on current feelings, activities, location, and company, internal and external factors that made them want to use drugs/alcohol, and their ability to resist | N/A | Yes |
| Jones et al, 2018 [22] | Janssen Autism Knowledge Engine |
Android and iOSd | By caregiver: questions about the child being tense/worried, irritable, and disruptive. Once a day in weeks 1, 4, and 8, and 3 times a week in the remaining period | N/A | No |
| Kennard et al, 2018 [25] | BRITE | Android and iOS | Level of emotional distress | N/A | Yes |
| Kolar et al, 2016 [17] | Epicollect | Android | Assessment of aversive tension and possible moderator events every hour for 2 days, except predefined sleeping hours | N/A | No |
| Kumar et al, 2018 [14] | RealLife Exp | Android and iOS | Daily questions on mood, medication use, socialization, conflict, and medication. Weekly survey on how often in the past week they felt a range of symptoms | N/A | No |
| Lim et al, 2020 [16] | +Connecte | Android and iOS | Mood evaluation tracker | N/A | Yes |
| Lim et al, 2019 [27] | +Connect | Android and iOS | Mood evaluation tracker | N/A | Yes |
| Neumayr et al, 2019 [19] | Recovery Record | Android and iOS | Self-monitoring of meals, feelings, behavior, and thoughts. | N/A | Yes |
| Niendam et al, 2018 [15] | Ginger.io | Android and iOS | Daily surveys assessing mood, medication adherence, and social interactions; weekly surveys assessing symptoms, sleep, and medication adherence | Number of calls in/out, messages in/out, movement patterns based on GPS data. | No |
| Seidel et al, 2016 [18] | MovisensXS | Android | Rumination about food and weight; an adapted version of the MDMQf assessed 3 dimensions of affect: valence, calmness, and energetic arousal | N/A | No |
| Shrier and Spalding, 2017 [20] | Not described | Android and iOS | EMIg regarding feeling, social situations, and sexual behavior 4 times/day. Questions about motivation to change risk behavior, stressful events, and use of healthy ways to manage feelings | N/A | Yes |
| Stallard et al, 2018 [26] | BlueIce | Android and iOS | Mood diary | N/A | Yes |
| Sweidan et al, 2019 [23] | AIAh | Android | N/A | N/A | Yes |
aPANSS: Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale.
bN/A: not applicable.
cEMA: ecological momentary assessment.
diOS: iPhone operating system.
eThis same app was used in 2 studies.
fMDMQ: multidimensional mood questionnaire.
gEMI: ecological momentary intervention.
hAIA: Autistic Innovative Assistant.