Ecological Momentary Assessment Within a Digital Health Intervention for Reminiscence in Persons With Dementia and Caregivers: User Engagement Study.
Courtney PottsRaymond R BondAssumpta RyanMaurice D MulvennaClaire-Odile McCauleyElizabeth Ann LairdDeborah GoodePublished in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2020)
The main limitation of our study was the lack of generalizability of results to a larger population given the quasi-experimental design and older demographic where half of participants were persons with dementia; however, this study shows that older people are willing to participate and engage in EMA. Based on this study, we propose a series of recommendations for app design to increase user engagement with EMA. These include presenting questions no more than once per day, after 8 PM in the evening, and only if the user is not trying to complete a task within the app.