Challenges Evaluating Engagement In Mental Health Mobile Apps
Smartphones are nearly ubiquitous features of modern American life. Findings from a January 2018 Core Trends Survey from the Pew Research Center illustrates this fact: 78% of the American adults surveyed (n=2,002) had access to a smartphone. Usage among individuals living with a mental illness is also high. A 2018 survey among psychiatric patients indicated that 90% of private clinic patients and 67% of Department of Mental Health (DMH) clinic patients owned a smartphone.
One feature of smartphones—the ability to run …
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