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Adverse Events of Mood Monitoring and Ambulatory Assessment in Depression and Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Adverse Events of Mood Monitoring and Ambulatory Assessment in Depression and Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

It includes mood monitoring, remote measurement technologies (eg, wearables that passively collect data), and ecological momentary assessment (EMA; a more intensive form of data collection involving multiple reports per day [2]). Some studies of mood monitoring also fall under EMA, remote measurement, or ambulatory assessment, and there is definitional overlap among these approaches.

Laurence Astill Wright, Jonathan Monk-Cunliffe, Boliang Guo, Richard Morriss

JMIR Ment Health 2025;12:e79500


The User Experience of Ambulatory Assessment and Mood Monitoring in Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies

The User Experience of Ambulatory Assessment and Mood Monitoring in Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies

Ambulatory assessment includes remote measuring technology (eg, data collected in the background by wearables, or passively), mood monitoring, and ecological momentary assessment (EMA—frequent and more intensive collection of data at random times, eg, many times per day in the participant’s environment.

Laurence Astill Wright, Madiha Majid, Matthew Moore, Goldie Momoh, Renee Patil, Georgina Shajan, Daljit Purewal, Shireen Patel, Richard Morriss

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e71525


The Physical Activity, Imaging, and Ambulatory Testing (PHIAT) Project: Protocol for a High-Frequency Ambulatory Assessment Study

The Physical Activity, Imaging, and Ambulatory Testing (PHIAT) Project: Protocol for a High-Frequency Ambulatory Assessment Study

To accomplish the PHIAT project aims, we chose an ecological momentary assessment (EMA) approach. The EMA protocol was conducted over a 14-day measurement burst (6 assessments/d).

Jonathan G Hakun, Daniel B Elbich, Jessie N Alwerdt, Ashley M Tate, Jennifer L Coyl, Bethany M Kanski, Tian Qiu

JMIR Res Protoc 2025;14:e66290


Impact of Digital Phenotypes and Question-Asking on Emotional Disorders in Adolescents: 4-Week Field Study

Impact of Digital Phenotypes and Question-Asking on Emotional Disorders in Adolescents: 4-Week Field Study

An EMA [25] is used to build a comprehensive understanding of individuals [26,27]. It collects real-time self-reports of individuals’ behaviors, thoughts, and emotions in their daily lives [28]. EMAs examine the present moment and so are conducted repeatedly over an extended period. With advancements in technology, EMAs are often implemented through digital platforms, such as smartphones and wearable devices [25].

Minseo Cho, Doeun Park, Myounglee Choo, Doug Hyun Han, Jinwoo Kim

JMIR Hum Factors 2025;12:e66536


The Development of a Patient-Centered Digital Health Care Technology for Young Adults in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: Qualitative Study

The Development of a Patient-Centered Digital Health Care Technology for Young Adults in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: Qualitative Study

The scientific understanding of risk assessment in a real-world context has been advanced by ecological momentary assessment (EMA) research methods [9,10]. EMA is a data collection technique requiring frequent self-monitoring of symptoms, thoughts, and social interactions, enabling the identification of unfolding patterns of mental states and behavior [11].

Karen Alexander, Madison Scialanca

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e67401


Anticipation and Motivation as Predictors of Leisure and Social Enjoyment and Engagement in Young People With Depression Symptoms: Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

Anticipation and Motivation as Predictors of Leisure and Social Enjoyment and Engagement in Young People With Depression Symptoms: Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) offers a powerful solution to this limitation by tracking real-time experiences within natural environments using smartphone-based assessments [44-47]. EMA studies have demonstrated that social and physical activities protect against depression [48] and that individuals with depression experience fewer positive daily events and social interactions, predicting lower well-being even a decade later [49].

Angad Sahni, Ciara McCabe

JMIR Ment Health 2025;12:e74427


Exploring the Impact of the Caring Contacts Intervention on the Stress and Distress of Veterans and Service Members: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Exploring the Impact of the Caring Contacts Intervention on the Stress and Distress of Veterans and Service Members: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Example of an ecological momentary assessment with Caring Contacts (“EMA with CC”) month (ie, months 1, 3, 4, 7, and 12) wherein a CC message is delivered within the EMA period. Example of an ecological momentary assessment without Caring Contacts (“EMA without CC”) month (ie, months 2, 6, 9, and 11) wherein a CC message is delivered outside the EMA period. Depending on whether they are assigned to a study group that includes EMAs throughout the year, participants may earn up to either US $180 or US $290.

Barbara Wright, Anna Evanson, Cameron Casey, Keyne C Law, Andrew H Rogers, Katherine Anne Comtois

JMIR Res Protoc 2025;14:e72140


Impact of Ecological Momentary Assessment Participation on Short-Term Smoking Cessation: quitSTART Ecological Momentary Assessment Incentivization Randomized Trial

Impact of Ecological Momentary Assessment Participation on Short-Term Smoking Cessation: quitSTART Ecological Momentary Assessment Incentivization Randomized Trial

Knowing the importance of EMA engagement on cessation outcomes can help inform whether EMA participation should be incentivized when current and future smartphone cessation apps are disseminated to the public. Consideration about how or to what extent EMA participation has been encouraged in previous studies can help estimate the potential resources necessary if there is a need for continued incentivization of EMA engagement when apps with EMA are made available to the public.

Kara P Wiseman, Alex Budenz, Leeann Siegel, Yvonne M Prutzman

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e67630


Assessing the Impact of Home Environmental Exposures on Allergic Rhinitis Using Real-Time Air Quality Monitoring and Symptom Assessment: Observational Feasibility Study

Assessing the Impact of Home Environmental Exposures on Allergic Rhinitis Using Real-Time Air Quality Monitoring and Symptom Assessment: Observational Feasibility Study

EMA initially used handwritten logs but has since evolved with technology to use automated logs in mobile devices leading to an increased use of EMA in the study of diseases affected by environmental exposures [17,18]. Our prior study, however, showed that its adoption in rhinology studies remains limited [19]. Furthermore, the advent of commercial air monitoring devices, such as the Awair system, presents an opportunity to supplement the EMA symptoms data with continuous home IAQ data [20].

Aero Cavalier, Anthony I Dick, Vickie Johnson II, Emily Cramer, Kamal Eldeirawi, Jayant Pinto, Sharmilee M Nyenhuis, Victoria S Lee

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e73215


Using Ecological Momentary Assessment to Assess Family Functioning in Spanish-Speaking Parent and Adolescent Dyads: Daily Questionnaire Study

Using Ecological Momentary Assessment to Assess Family Functioning in Spanish-Speaking Parent and Adolescent Dyads: Daily Questionnaire Study

EMA has been implemented with adolescents as young as 9 years by using smartphone apps and SMS text messaging [8-10]. The advantages of EMA over retrospective assessments include a higher level of temporal detail that captures changes in real time, ecological validity, and reliability [7].

Alejandra Fernandez, Savannah Bernal, Lana Kim, Subodh Potla

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e60073