Use of the Consumer-Based Meditation App Calm for Sleep Disturbances: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over 30% of Americans report regular sleep disturbance, and consumers are increasingly seeking strategies to improve sleep. Self-guided mindfulness mobile apps may help individuals improve their sleep. Despite the recent proliferation of sleep content within commercially available mindfulness apps, there is little research on how consumers are using these apps for sleep.

Objective

We conducted a cross-sectional survey among subscribers to Calm, a popular, consumer-based, mindfulness-based meditation app, and described and compared how good sleepers, poor sleepers, and those with self-reported insomnia use the app for sleep.

Methods

Participants who were paying subscribers of Calm and had used a sleep component of Calm in the last 90 days were invited to com

SUBMITTER: Huberty J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7695531 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature