Improving the Utility, Safety, and Ethical Use of a Passive Mood-Tracking App for People With Bipolar Disorder Using Coproduction: Qualitative Focus Group Study
People with BD who are interested in using passive technology to monitor their mood wish to do so for a wide variety of purposes, identifying several preferences and potential risks. Principally, people with BD wished to use this novel technology to aid them in self-managing their BD with greater insight and a better understanding of potential triggers. We discuss key features that may aid this functionality and purpose, including crisis plans and sharing with others. Future development of passive mood-monitoring technologies should not assume that the involvement of formal mental health services is desired.
Authors
- Stuart Reeves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7145-3320)
- Elvira Pérez Vallejos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0258-9440)
- Richard Morriss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2910-4121)
- Laurence Astill Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8324-1229)
- Matthew Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0774-7743)
Institutions
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Institute of Mental Health (GB)
- NIHR MindTech MedTech Co-operative (GB)
- Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- NIHR Research Delivery Network (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/65140
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.63
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Arts and Humanities Research Council
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council