BACKGROUND: Mobile technology enables high frequency mood monitoring and automated passive collection of data (e.g. actigraphy) from @entity1 more efficiently and less intrusively than has previously been possible. Such techniques are increasingly being deployed in research and clinical settings however little is known about how such approaches are experienced by @entity1 . Here, we explored the experiences of individuals with @entity162 engaging in a study involving mood and activity monitoring with a range of portable and wearable technologies. METHOD: @entity1 were recruited from a wider sample of 50  individuals with @entity162 taking part in the Automated Monitoring of Symptom Severity (AMoSS) study in Oxford. A sub-set of 21  @entity1 participated in a qualitative interview that followed a semi-structured approach. RESULTS: Monitoring was associated with benefits including @entity101 insight, behavioural change. Concerns were raised about the potential preoccupation with, and @entity10963 about, monitoring. @entity1 emphasized the need for personalization, flexibility, and the importance of context, when monitoring mood. CONCLUSIONS: Mobile and electronic health approaches have potential to lend new insights into mental health and transform healthcare. Capitalizing on the perceived utility of these approaches from the @entity1 ' perspective, while addressing their concerns, will be essential for the promise of new technologies to be realised.

Experiences of remote mood and activity monitoring in XXXX : A qualitative study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity162 :: ('MESH:D001714', 'Disease') :: ['bipolar disorder', 'Bipolar Disorder'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['increased illness'] @entity10963 :: ('MESH:D010259', 'Disease') :: ['paranoia']
@entity162 :: (MESH:D001714,Disease) :: ['bipolar disorder']
