TY  - JOUR
AU  - Girousse, Eva
AU  - Vuillerme, Nicolas
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/14
TI  - The Use of Passive Smartphone Data to Monitor Anxiety and Depression Among College Students in Real-World Settings: Protocol for a Systematic Review
JO  - JMIR Res Protoc
SP  - e38785
VL  - 11
IS  - 12
KW  - smartphones
KW  - anxiety
KW  - depression
KW  - college students
KW  - smartphone
KW  - data
KW  - monitor
KW  - students
KW  - systematic review
KW  - public health
KW  - mental conditions
KW  - disorder
KW  - strength
KW  - limitation
AB  - Background: College students are particularly at risk of depression and anxiety. These disorders have a serious impact on public health and affect patients’ daily lives. The potential for using smartphones to monitor these mental conditions, providing passively collected physiological and behavioral data, has been reported among the general population. However, research on the use of passive smartphone data to monitor anxiety and depression among specific populations of college students has never been reviewed. Objective: This review’s objectives are (1) to provide an overview of the use of passive smartphone data to monitor depression and anxiety among college students, given their specific type of smartphone use and living setting, and (2) to evaluate the different methods used to assess those smartphone data, including their strengths and limitations. Methods: This review will follow the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. Two independent investigators will review English-language, full-text, peer-reviewed papers extracted from PubMed and Web of Science that measure passive smartphone data and levels of depression or anxiety among college students. A preliminary search was conducted in February 2022 as a proof of concept. Results: Our preliminary search identified 115 original articles, 8 of which met our eligibility criteria. Our planned full study will include an article selection flowchart, tables, and figures representing the main information extracted on the use of passive smartphone data to monitor anxiety and depression among college students. Conclusions: The planned review will summarize the published research on using passive smartphone data to monitor anxiety and depression among college students. The review aims to better understand whether and how passive smartphone data are associated with indicators of depression and anxiety among college students. This could be valuable in order to provide a digital solution for monitoring mental health issues in this specific population by enabling easier identification and follow-up of the patients. Trial Registration: PROSPERO CRD42022316263; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=316263 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/38785 
SN  - 1929-0748
UR  - https://www.researchprotocols.org/2022/12/e38785
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/38785
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36515983
DO  - 10.2196/38785
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/38785
ER  -