Most participants assigned to the app downloaded it, but fewer engaged, averaging about 11 days and 128 minutes of practice over four weeks¶

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q3 i? Of 344 participants assigned to the HMP, 329 (95.6%) downloaded the app and 271 (78.78%) had one or more days of use, with a mean of 10.88 days and 127.93 minutes of practice. → Hirshberg Matthew J. 2022

Evidence¶

Hirshberg Matthew J. 2022¶

Hirshberg Matthew J., Frye Corrina, Dahl Cortland J., Riordan Kevin M., Vack Nathan J., Sachs Jane, Goldman Robin, Davidson Richard J., Goldberg Simon B. (2022). A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Smartphone-Based Well-Being Training in Public School System Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000739

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Descriptive app-usage statistics reported in the Results for the 344 HMP-assigned participants. "329 (95.6%) downloaded the app" and 271 (78.78%) used it at least once; sitting practice averaged 89.05 minutes and active practice 38.79 minutes.

"Out of the 344 participants assigned to the HMP, 329 (95.6%) downloaded the app, 271 (78.78%) had one or more days of app use. The mean number of days of use was 10.88 (SD=9.08) and the mean number of minutes of practice was 127.93 (SD=130.63)"

Discussion¶

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