Objective User Engagement With Mental Health Apps: Systematic Search and Panel-Based Usage Analysis
Objective User Engagement With Mental Health Apps: Systematic Search and Panel-Based Usage Analysis
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DOI：
10.2196/14567
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发表时间：
2019-09-25
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7.4
通讯作者：
Kane, John M.
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作者：
Baumel, Amit;Muench, Frederick;Kane, John M.
背景资料：了解心理健康应用程序的真实使用模式是最大限度地发挥其潜力以增加公众自我管理护理的关键。虽然开发者主导的研究已经发表了关于心理健康应用在现实环境中使用的结果，但还没有研究系统地研究依赖于独立收集的数据的大样本心理健康应用的使用模式。目的：我们的目的是提供关于流行心理健康应用的用户参与度的真实客观数据。方法：使用Google Play进行了系统的引擎搜索，以识别针对焦虑、抑郁或情绪健康的安装量≥ 10，000的Android应用程序。应用程序的编码包括主要的整合技术和心理健康重点。从一个面板中获得了真实世界使用情况的行为数据，该面板提供了有关用户与移动的apps.结果的非个人信息，总共有93个应用程序符合纳入标准（安装：中位数100，000，IQR 90，000）。每日活跃用户百分比（打开率）的中位数为4.0%（IQR 4.7%），追踪器（中位数6.3%，IQR 10.2%）和同伴支持应用程序（中位数17.0%）与呼吸练习应用程序（中位数1.6%，IQR 1.6%;所有z >= 3.42，所有P= 2.11，所有P = 2.18，所有P = 2.18）之间存在差异。
Background: Understanding patterns of real-world usage of mental health apps is key to maximizing their potential to increase public self-management of care. Although developer-led studies have published results on the use of mental health apps in real-world settings, no study yet has systematically examined usage patterns of a large sample of mental health apps relying on independently collected data.Objective: Our aim is to present real-world objective data on user engagement with popular mental health apps.Methods: A systematic engine search was conducted using Google Play to identify Android apps with 10,000 installs or more targeting anxiety, depression, or emotional well-being. Coding of apps included primary incorporated techniques and mental health focus. Behavioral data on real-world usage were obtained from a panel that provides aggregated nonpersonal information on user engagement with mobile apps.Results: In total, 93 apps met the inclusion criteria (installs: median 100,000, IQR 90,000). The median percentage of daily active users (open rate) was 4.0% (IQR 4.7%) with a difference between trackers (median 6.3%, IQR 10.2%) and peer-support apps (median 17.0%) versus breathing exercise apps (median 1.6%, IQR 1.6%; all z >= 3.42, all P= 2.11, all P= 2.18, all P