Published on in Vol 5, No 4 (2018): Oct-Dec

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/8597, first published .
Efficacy and Moderation of Mobile App–Based Programs for Mindfulness-Based Training, Self-Compassion Training, and Cognitive Behavioral Psychoeducation on Mental Health: Randomized Controlled Noninferiority Trial

Efficacy and Moderation of Mobile App–Based Programs for Mindfulness-Based Training, Self-Compassion Training, and Cognitive Behavioral Psychoeducation on Mental Health: Randomized Controlled Noninferiority Trial

Efficacy and Moderation of Mobile App–Based Programs for Mindfulness-Based Training, Self-Compassion Training, and Cognitive Behavioral Psychoeducation on Mental Health: Randomized Controlled Noninferiority Trial

Journals

  1. Kemp J, Zhang T, Inglis F, Wiljer D, Sockalingam S, Crawford A, Lo B, Charow R, Munnery M, Singh Takhar S, Strudwick G. Delivery of Compassionate Mental Health Care in a Digital Technology–Driven Age: Scoping Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2020;22(3):e16263 View
  2. Linardon J, Cuijpers P, Carlbring P, Messer M, Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz M. The efficacy of app‐supported smartphone interventions for mental health problems: a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials. World Psychiatry 2019;18(3):325 View
  3. Linardon J. Can Acceptance, Mindfulness, and Self-Compassion Be Learned by Smartphone Apps? A Systematic and Meta-Analytic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Behavior Therapy 2020;51(4):646 View
  4. Sun S, Pickover A, Goldberg S, Bhimji J, Nguyen J, Evans A, Patterson B, Kaslow N. For Whom Does Cognitively Based Compassion Training (CBCT) Work? An Analysis of Predictors and Moderators among African American Suicide Attempters. Mindfulness 2019;10(11):2327 View
  5. Coelhoso C, Tobo P, Lacerda S, Lima A, Barrichello C, Amaro Jr E, Kozasa E. A New Mental Health Mobile App for Well-Being and Stress Reduction in Working Women: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2019;21(11):e14269 View
  6. Finlay-Jones A, Boyes M, Perry Y, Sirois F, Lee R, Rees C. Online self-compassion training to improve the wellbeing of youth with chronic medical conditions: protocol for a randomised control trial. BMC Public Health 2020;20(1) View
  7. Reyes A, Serafica R, Sojobi A. College student veterans' experience with a mindfulness- and acceptance-based mobile app intervention for PTSD: A qualitative study. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing 2020;34(6):497 View
  8. Meyerowitz-Katz G, Ravi S, Arnolda L, Feng X, Maberly G, Astell-Burt T. Rates of Attrition and Dropout in App-Based Interventions for Chronic Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2020;22(9):e20283 View
  9. Sin J, Galeazzi G, McGregor E, Collom J, Taylor A, Barrett B, Lawrence V, Henderson C. Digital Interventions for Screening and Treating Common Mental Disorders or Symptoms of Common Mental Illness in Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2020;22(9):e20581 View
  10. Linardon J, Shatte A, Rosato J, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M. Efficacy of a transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral intervention for eating disorder psychopathology delivered through a smartphone app: a randomized controlled trial. Psychological Medicine 2022;52(9):1679 View
  11. Bäuerle A, Graf J, Jansen C, Musche V, Schweda A, Hetkamp M, Weismüller B, Dörrie N, Junne F, Teufel M, Skoda E. E-mental health mindfulness-based and skills-based ‘CoPE It’ intervention to reduce psychological distress in times of COVID-19: study protocol for a bicentre longitudinal study. BMJ Open 2020;10(8):e039646 View
  12. Koszycki D, Guérin E, DiMillo J, Bradwejn J. Randomized trial of cognitive behaviour group therapy and a mindfulness‐based intervention for social anxiety disorder: Preliminary findings. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 2021;28(1):200 View
  13. Yin H, Wardenaar K, Wang Y, Wang N, Chen W, Zhang Y, Xu G, Schoevers R. Mobile Mental Health Apps in China: Systematic App Store Search. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2020;22(7):e14915 View
  14. Quaglia J, Soisson A, Simmer-Brown J. Compassion for self versus other: A critical review of compassion training research. The Journal of Positive Psychology 2021;16(5):675 View
  15. Kajitani K, Higashijima I, Kaneko K, Matsushita T, Fukumori H, Kim D, Hashimoto K. Short-term effect of a smartphone application on the mental health of university students: A pilot study using a user-centered design self-monitoring application for mental health. PLOS ONE 2020;15(9):e0239592 View
  16. Gál É, Ștefan S, Cristea I. The efficacy of mindfulness meditation apps in enhancing users’ well-being and mental health related outcomes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Affective Disorders 2021;279:131 View
  17. Li J, Ning P, Cheng P, Schwebel D, Yang Y, Wei X, He J, Wang W, Li R, Hu G. Factors Associated With Dropout of Participants in an App-Based Child Injury Prevention Study: Secondary Data Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2021;23(1):e21636 View
  18. Goldberg S, Imhoff-Smith T, Bolt D, Wilson-Mendenhall C, Dahl C, Davidson R, Rosenkranz M. Testing the Efficacy of a Multicomponent, Self-Guided, Smartphone-Based Meditation App: Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mental Health 2020;7(11):e23825 View
  19. Chio F, Mak W, Yu B. Meta-analytic review on the differential effects of self-compassion components on well-being and psychological distress: The moderating role of dialecticism on self-compassion. Clinical Psychology Review 2021;85:101986 View
  20. Al-Refae M, Al-Refae A, Munroe M, Sardella N, Ferrari M. A Self-Compassion and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Mobile Intervention (Serene) for Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: Promoting Adaptive Emotional Regulation and Wisdom. Frontiers in Psychology 2021;12 View
  21. Carissoli C, Gasparri D, Riva G, Villani D. Mobile well-being in pregnancy: suggestions from a quasi-experimental controlled study. Behaviour & Information Technology 2022;41(8):1639 View
  22. Sommers-Spijkerman M, Austin J, Bohlmeijer E, Pots W. New Evidence in the Booming Field of Online Mindfulness: An Updated Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. JMIR Mental Health 2021;8(7):e28168 View
  23. Eisenstadt M, Liverpool S, Infanti E, Ciuvat R, Carlsson C. Mobile Apps That Promote Emotion Regulation, Positive Mental Health, and Well-being in the General Population: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JMIR Mental Health 2021;8(11):e31170 View
  24. Trygg Lycke S, Airosa F, Lundh L. Emergency Department Nurses’ Experiences of a Mindfulness Training Intervention: A Phenomenological Exploration. Journal of Holistic Nursing 2023;41(2):170 View
  25. Kang M, Nan J, Yuan Y. Effectiveness of an online short-term audio-based mindfulness program on negative emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic: Latent growth curve analyses of anxiety and moderated mediation effects of anxiety between mindfulness and negative affect. Current Psychology 2023;42(34):30049 View
  26. Kang M, Nan J, Yuan Y. Effects and mechanisms of an online short‐term audio‐based mindfulness program on positive affect: A randomized controlled trial including exploratory moderator analyses. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being 2023;15(3):1150 View
  27. Kang M, Nan J. Effects and mechanisms of an online short-term audio-based mindfulness program on negative emotions in a community setting: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Integrative Medicine 2022;52:102139 View
  28. Taylor H, Strauss C, Cavanagh K. Can a little bit of mindfulness do you good? A systematic review and meta-analyses of unguided mindfulness-based self-help interventions. Clinical Psychology Review 2021;89:102078 View
  29. AYDOĞDU B, DİRİK G. Self-Compassion Focused Writing Practices: A Systematic Review. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar 2022;14(4):526 View
  30. Toh S, Tan J, Kosasih F, Sündermann O. Efficacy of the Mental Health App Intellect to Reduce Stress: Randomized Controlled Trial With a 1-Month Follow-up. JMIR Formative Research 2022;6(12):e40723 View
  31. Hinduan Z, Wedyaswari M, Reswara I, Setyowibowo H. A Counseling Application as an Alternative Tool in Increasing Coping Self-Efficacy Among University Students With Academic Distress During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in Indonesia: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Non-Inferiority Trial. Frontiers in Psychology 2021;12 View
  32. Laird B, Puzia M, Larkey L, Ehlers D, Huberty J. A Mobile App for Stress Management in Middle-Aged Men and Women (Calm): Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Formative Research 2022;6(5):e30294 View
  33. Buric I, Farias M, Driessen J, Brazil I. Individual differences in meditation interventions: A meta‐analytic study. British Journal of Health Psychology 2022;27(3):1043 View
  34. Halamová J, Mihaľo J, Bakoš L. Emotion-Focused Mobile App for Promoting Self-Compassion, Self-Protection, and Self-Criticism. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022;19(21):13759 View
  35. Pandya S. In 50s and Married for the First Time: Examining the Effectiveness of Spirituality App and Relationship Counseling App in Improving Marital Satisfaction and Dyadic Adjustment of Very Late First-Marriage Couples. Marriage & Family Review 2022;58(5):413 View
  36. Dong D, Mu T, Xu J, Dai J, Zhou Z, Zhang Q, Shen C. A WeChat-based self-compassion training to improve the treatment adherence of patients with schizophrenia in China: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Psychology 2022;13 View
  37. Adib R, Das D, Ahamed S, Lerret S. An mHealth App-Based Self-management Intervention for Family Members of Pediatric Transplant Recipients (myFAMI): Framework Design and Development Study. JMIR Nursing 2022;5(1):e32785 View
  38. Morgado T, Loureiro L, Rebelo Botelho M. Psychoeducational interventions to promote adolescents' mental health literacy in schools: Identifying theory for the development of a complex intervention. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing 2022;35(4):331 View
  39. Kariyawasam L, Ononaiye M, Irons C, Kirby S. Compassion‐based interventions in Asian communities: A meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice 2023;96(1):148 View
  40. Mak W, Ng S, Leung F. A Web-Based Stratified Stepped Care Platform for Mental Well-being (TourHeart+): User-Centered Research and Design. JMIR Formative Research 2023;7:e38504 View
  41. Stevens S, Gallagher S, Andrews T, Ashall-Payne L, Humphreys L, Leigh S. The effectiveness of digital health technologies for patients with diabetes mellitus: A systematic review. Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare 2022;3 View
  42. Bäuerle A, Jahre L, Teufel M, Jansen C, Musche V, Schweda A, Fink M, Dinse H, Weismüller B, Dörrie N, Junne F, Graf J, Skoda E. Evaluation of the E-Mental Health Mindfulness-Based and Skills-Based “CoPE It” Intervention to Reduce Psychological Distress in Times of COVID-19: Results of a Bicentre Longitudinal Study. Frontiers in Psychiatry 2021;12 View
  43. McCallum M, Ho A, Mitchell E, May C, Behr H, Ritschel L, Mochrie K, Michaelides A. Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Outcomes of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy–Based Mobile Mental Well-being Program (Noom Mood): Single-Arm Prospective Cohort Study. JMIR Formative Research 2022;6(4):e36794 View
  44. Halamová J, Mihaľo J, Bakoš L. The impact of Emotion-focused training for emotion couching delivered as mobile app on self-compassion and self-criticism. Frontiers in Psychology 2023;13 View
  45. Li W, Meng X, Zhang K, Yang Z, Feng Z, Tong K, Tian J. Meditation Using a Mobile App Improves Surgery Trainee Performance: A Simulation-Based Randomized Controlled Trial. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery 2023;39(5):1262 View
  46. Yuan Y, Zhou A, Tang T, Kang M, Zhao H, Wang Z. Short-Term Mindfulness Intervention on Adolescents’ Negative Emotion under Global Pandemic. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 2023;25(4):563 View
  47. Diano F, Sica L, Ponticorvo M. Empower Psychotherapy with mHealth Apps: The Design of “Safer”, an Emotion Regulation Application. Information 2023;14(6):308 View
  48. Lam A, Ho L, Lam S, Chan C, Chan M, Pun M, Wang K. Effectiveness and experiences of integrating Mindfulness into Peer-assisted Learning (PAL) in clinical education for nursing students: A mixed method study. Nurse Education Today 2024;132:106039 View
  49. Groot J, MacLellan A, Butler M, Todor E, Zulfiqar M, Thackrah T, Clarke C, Brosnan M, Ainsworth B. The Effectiveness of Fully Automated Digital Interventions in Promoting Mental Well-Being in the General Population: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JMIR Mental Health 2023;10:e44658 View
  50. Han A, Kim T. Effects of Self-Compassion Interventions on Reducing Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, and Stress: A Meta-Analysis. Mindfulness 2023;14(7):1553 View
  51. Kor P, Chou K, Zarit S, Gallagher D, Galante J, Wong S, Cheung D, Leung A, Chu L. Sequential multiple assignment randomised controlled trial protocol for developing an adaptive intervention to improve depressive symptoms among family caregivers of people with dementia. BMJ Open 2023;13(9):e072410 View
  52. Yang Toh S, Lee S, Kosasih F, Lim J, Sündermann O. Preliminary effectiveness of an evidence-based mobile application to promote resilience among working adults in Singapore and Hong Kong: Intensive longitudinal study. DIGITAL HEALTH 2023;9 View
  53. Schwartz K, Ganster F, Tran U. Mindfulness-Based Mobile Apps and Their Impact on Well-Being in Nonclinical Populations: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2023;25:e44638 View
  54. Marques L, Uchida P, Aguiar F, Kadri G, Santos R, Barbosa S. Escaping through virtual gaming—what is the association with emotional, social, and mental health? A systematic review. Frontiers in Psychiatry 2023;14 View
  55. Lin Y, Aikens J, de Zoysa N, Hall D, Funnell M, Nwankwo R, Kloss K, DeJonckheere M, Pop-Busui R, Piatt G, Amiel S, Piette J. An mHealth Text Messaging Program Providing Symptom Detection Training and Psychoeducation to Improve Hypoglycemia Self-Management: Intervention Development Study. JMIR Formative Research 2023;7:e50374 View
  56. Child C, Kelly M, Sizelove H, Garvin M, Guilliams J, Kim P, Cai H, Luo S, McQuade K, Swenson E, Wise A, Lynch Y, Ho L, Brown M. A remote monitoring-enabled home exercise prescription for patients with interstitial lung disease at risk for exercise-induced desaturation. Respiratory Medicine 2023;218:107397 View
  57. Mak W, Tong A, Fu A, Leung I, Jung O, Watkins E, Lui W. Efficacy of Internet‐based rumination‐focused cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness‐based intervention with guided support in reducing risks of depression and anxiety: A randomized controlled trial. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being 2024;16(2):696 View
  58. Yeo G, Reich S, Liaw N, Chia E. The Effect of Digital Mental Health Literacy Interventions on Mental Health: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2024;26:e51268 View
  59. Atzor M, Andersson G, von Lersner U, Weise C. Effectiveness of Internet-Based Training on Psychotherapists’ Transcultural Competence: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 2024;55(3):260 View
  60. Zhang X, Lewis S, Chen X, Zhou J, Wang X, Bucci S. Acceptability and experience of a smartphone symptom monitoring app for people with psychosis in China (YouXin): a qualitative study. BMC Psychiatry 2024;24(1) View
  61. Linford L, Warren J. Online self-compassion training vs. expressive writing: a randomized controlled trial. The Journal of Positive Psychology 2024:1 View
  62. Ulrich S, Lienhard N, Künzli H, Kowatsch T. A Chatbot-Delivered Stress Management Coaching for Students (MISHA App): Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2024;12:e54945 View
  63. Fung H, Cheung C, Yuan G, Liu C, Lam K, Wang E, Ross C. Evaluation of a single-session educational video program for people with PTSD symptoms: Results of a pilot randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation 2024;8(4):100448 View
  64. Shahsavar Y, Choudhury A. Assessing user acceptance of a mental health app & its impact on depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder related knowledge: A mixed method experimental study. Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy 2024;34(4):100508 View

Books/Policy Documents

  1. Zhang L, Li L. Innovations in Global Mental Health. View
  2. Apolinário-Hagen J, Drüge M, Fritsche L. Anxiety Disorders. View
  3. Paratore M. Human-Computer Interaction. Human Values and Quality of Life. View
  4. Sharif S, Statti A, Torres K. Impact and Role of Digital Technologies in Adolescent Lives. View
  5. Zhang L, Li L. Innovations in Global Mental Health. View