Actigraphy for evaluation of mood disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Publication Date

2019

Journal Title

J Affect Disord

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Actigraphy has enabled consecutive observation of individual health conditions such as sleep or daily activity. This study aimed to examine the usefulness of actigraphy in evaluating depressive and/or bipolar disorder symptoms.

METHOD: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted. We selected studies that used actigraphy to compare either patients vs. healthy controls, or pre- vs. post-treatment data from the same patient group. Common actigraphy measurements, namely daily activity and sleep-related data, were extracted and synthesized.

RESULTS: Thirty-eight studies (n = 3,758) were included in the analysis. Compared with healthy controls, depressive patients were less active (standardized mean difference; SMD=1.27, 95%CI=[0.97, 1.57], P

LIMITATION: The sample sizes for each outcome were small. The type of actigraphy devices and patients' illness severity differed across studies. It is possible that hospitalizations and medication influenced the outcomes.

CONCLUSION: We found significant differences between healthy controls and mood disorders patients for some actigraphy-measured modalities. Specific measurement patterns characterizing each mood disorder/status were also found. Additional actigraphy data linked to severity and/or treatment could enhance the clinical utility of actigraphy.

Volume Number

253

Pages

257-269

Document Type

Article

Status

Faculty

Facility

School of Medicine

Primary Department

Psychiatry

PMID

31060012

DOI

10.1016/j.jad.2019.04.087

For the public and Northwell Health campuses

Share

COinS