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Beyond clicks and downloads: a call for a more comprehensive approach to measuring mobile-health app engagement

Authors :
Erin E. Michalak
Andrea Kampen
Heather L. O'Brien
Emma Morton
Steven J. Barnes
Source :
BJPsych Open
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Downloading a mobile health (m-health) app on your smartphone does not mean you will ever use it. Telling another person about an app does not mean you like it. Using an online intervention does not mean it has had an impact on your well-being. Yet we consistently rely on downloads, clicks, ‘likes’ and other usage and popularity metrics to measure m-health app engagement. Doing so misses the complexity of how people perceive and use m-health apps in everyday life to manage mental health conditions. This article questions commonly used behavioural metrics of engagement in mental health research and care, and proposes a more comprehensive approach to measuring in-app engagement.

Details

ISSN :
20564724
Volume :
6
Issue :
5
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
BJPsych open
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....ad8064111e47e9b681d7ec05aa6a47c4