Use of the Consumer-Based Meditation App Calm for Sleep Disturbances: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.
Jennifer HubertyMegan Elizabeth PuziaLinda K LarkeyMichael R IrwinAna Maria VranceanuPublished in: JMIR formative research (2020)
Of the paying subscribers to Calm who have used one of the sleep components, approximately 90% have sleep difficulties, and 77% started using Calm primarily for sleep. These descriptive data point to areas of focus for continued refinement of app features and content, followed by prospective trials testing efficacy of consumer-based meditation mobile apps for improving sleep.