Using Ecological Momentary Assessment to Study Tobacco Behavior in Urban India: There's an App for That.
Andrea SoongJulia Cen ChenDina L G BorzekowskiPublished in: JMIR research protocols (2015)
This first study of EMA in India offers promising results, although more research is needed on how to increase compliance. End-of-day survey completion, which has a lower research burden, may be the more appropriate approach to understanding behaviors such as tobacco use within vulnerable populations in challenging locations. Compliance may also be improved by increasing the number of study visits, compliance checks, or opportunities for retraining participants before and during data collection.