Extrait

Background and study aims Healthy Mind is a smartphone application (app) and website made by health experts at the University of Southampton in the UK and Palo Alto University in the USA. It has lots of different tools that can help people deal with stress and encourage calmness. We want to find out how different people use Healthy Mind and whether they find it helpful. In this study, we will be looking at when users are most likely to notice and respond to messages sent from the smartphone app. The app uses machine learning algorithms (artificial intelligence) to decide when is the best time to send messages according to the time of day, physical activity or where the user is at that time. It is hoped that, by doing so, the message is at its most likely to reach the user and help them to manage stress. We also want to see how and when people use the app compared to the website. Who can participate? Anyone over the age of 18 years who has an Android smartphone/tablet or access to the Internet. What does the study involve? Participants can start using Healthy Mind by downloading the Android app to their smartphone/tablet or by visiting the Healthy Mind website. They are asked a few quick questions about themselves before using the service. Participants are then randomly allocated to one of three groups. Those in group 1 receive up to three messages a day depending on the data the app collects to decide when to send them. Those in group 2 receive one notification a day between 5pm and 8pm. Those in group 3 receive two messages a week between 5pm and 8pm. The message gives a suggestion on how to manage stress and invite the user to open the app for more information. All participants are sent an email around 2 weeks after they first used Healthy Mind to ask them what they think of it. If they answer this quick survey before 31st January, 2015, they will be entered into a prize draw to win one of four £100 cash prizes. Each participant can stop using Healthy Mind (or delete it from their phone) at any time. What are the possible benefits and risks of participating? Using the Healthy Mind tools can help to ease stress and help participants to feel more positive. The advice provided by Healthy Mind will not cause any harm. Healthy Mind should not be used as a treatment option by people diagnosed with anxiety of depression by a health professional. Where is the study run from? University of Southampton (UK) Who is funding the study? The EPSRC – Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK) When is study starting and how long is it expected to run for? September 2014 to February 2015 Who is the main contact? Dr Leanne Morrison [email protected]

Critère d'inclusion

• Stress

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