Engagement With a Relaxation and Mindfulness Mobile App Among People With Cancer: Exploratory Analysis of Use Data and Self-Reports From a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Sonja SchläpferFabian SchneiderPrabhakaran SanthanamManuela EicherTobias KowatschClaudia Margitta WittJürgen BarthPublished in: JMIR cancer (2024)
The CanRelax app 2.0 achieved promising engagement even though it provided no human support. Fully automated social components might have compensated for the lack of human involvement and should be investigated further. More than one-quarter (1377/4897, 28.12%) of all relaxation exercises were practiced without the app, highlighting the importance of assessing engagement on multiple levels.