Understanding People's Use of and Perspectives on Mood-Tracking Apps: Interview Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Supporting mental health and wellness is of increasing interest due to a growing recognition of the prevalence and burden of mental health issues. Mood is a central aspect of mental health, and several technologies, especially mobile apps, have helped people track and understand it. However, despite formative work on and dissemination of mood-tracking apps, it is not well understood how mood-tracking apps used in real-world contexts might benefit people and what people hope to gain from them.

Objective

To address this gap, the purpose of this study was to understand motivations for and experiences in using mood-tracking apps from people who used them in real-world contexts.

Methods

We interviewed 22 participants who had used mood-tracking apps using a semis

SUBMITTER: Schueller SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8387890 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature