A mobile device-based ecological momentary assessment in adolescents and young adults with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors' conclusion
Evidence on mobile-EMA in AYA with diabetes remains limited.
Study context
- Population
- Adolescents and young adults (AYA) with T1D or T2D using mobile ecological momentary assessment (mobile-EMA); English-language studies, searched through November 7, 2024
- Participants
- 703 adolescents9 studies
- Outcome
- Participant compliance with mobile-EMA protocols
Methodological detailsrandom-effects
- Random-effects
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Pooled mobile-EMA compliance
Random-effects pooled estimate of compliance
70%
95% CI 60–79%
Further pooled results
Moderators of compliance
- Higher prompting associated with greater compliance (β, SE = 0.0183, p = 0.009)
- 0.0701
- Study length and participant burden were not associated with compliance
Protocol characteristics
- Used participants' personal smartphones
- 67%
- Nearly all studies used time-based sampling over 4-30 days
- Common measures: glucose, diabetes self-care, psychosocial
Original publication
A mobile device-based ecological momentary assessment in adolescents and young adults with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 6 May 2026. doi:10.
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