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. 2023 Dec 8;13(12):1004. doi: 10.3390/bs13121004

Table 5.

Joint display of quantitative and qualitative findings regarding health-related outcomes.

Outcome Quantitative Findings
(Frequentist and Bayesian)
Qualitative Findings
(Quotes from Participants about Health-Related Changes They Noticed as a Result of the Detox) 1
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Frequentist: Maintain H0
BF: Strong and moderate evidence for H0
  • I did go on a couple of walks and honestly, it was like those random periods of time when usually you would scroll that I was more like tempted to just get up and move around. (04)

  • When I was working out, I found myself like, not more focused, but well, I guess more focused, like less distracted during my workouts […]. (13)

  • I took my dog on more walks. (15)

  • But I did like more stuff around the house, like didn’t leave my laundry for, you know, days before like folding it or like doing other, like, cleaning up a little bit, like not procrastinating certain things around the house or getting some errands done that I was putting off for a while, just filling that that I would normally sit and just like, look at my phone. (07)

Sleep Duration and Quality Frequentist: Reject H0 but small effect size
BF: Anecdotal and moderate evidence for HA
  • Right. It did have an effect I was sleeping a little bit earlier and better. Like I wasn’t waking up throughout the night and I think it was I woke up like not angry, like woke up refreshed. (13)

  • I think I would go to bed like I would fall asleep quicker. Because I wouldn’t scroll that much before. (16)

  • I went to bed earlier every single night because I was like, well, there’s nothing else for me to do. (27)

  • I feel like I almost slept better because I wasn’t going on my phone like right before bed because usually by the time I hit a bedtime like my limit was up, so I wasn’t going on my phone right before bed. And like, I always slept better. (32)

Mindful Eating Frequentist: Maintain H0
BF: Moderate evidence for H0
  • My biggest thing that I noticed was like when I’m eating meals or like kind of like waiting for something, it caused me to like kind of sit with my thoughts more, which was good. Yeah, I felt like I was like, more mindful. (05)

  • My eating habits were, are, can be pretty crappy too. So, I was like, OK, this is one good thing I’m starting now. I’m going to pair it with like another good thing and then I’m going to try and just be better… Not just, the almost use it as like motivation… (06)

  • When I’m working for example, we have like our hour lunch break, so typically you know I’m, I’d be on social media while I’m eating my lunch. Whereas when I had my break now I would just like solely focus on eating, which I know is, is it better thing to do? (08)

  • I noticed like when in when I was eating, I wouldn’t go on social media as much at the same time which was kind of nice because I kind of like wolf down my food cause. (29)

  • I felt like I was like eating better because I had, like, I don’t know, I just, like, I felt more productive. So, when you feel productive, like you want to do productive things. So, I felt like I had more time to do meal prep or, just like, make a better meal [...] (22)

Life Satisfaction Frequentist: Reject H0 but small effect size
BF: Anecdotal evidence for HA
  • I definitely would use the word satisfied. I felt like I was just being like better like all around. (06)

  • And even just like the internal like, I don’t know if this is the right word, but I feel like social media in some context can be like toxic. So, I feel like not having that where you’re, like, comparing yourself to everyone or being like, oh, this person went here like, they’re so cool. They’re so much cooler than me, like, you know, just taking away that kind of negative connotation to it, I think definitely helped because when you’re present and when you’re productive and confident in what you’re doing, it makes you feel better. (28)

Stress Frequentist: Reject H0 but small effect size
BF: Moderate evidence for HA
  • I felt I felt normal, but like also good that I wasn’t, you know, having that much like mass media being thrown in my face and being able to just, you know, be conscious, be in the present, just get what I need to get done now rather than complaining. Oh. I have so much to do, but I don’t want to do it. I don’t know. I felt good. (13)

  • I just felt like I had a clear head. Like I felt like I wasn’t. I didn’t have to worry about anything like through social media. It was kind of like I could focus in on one thing and not have to worry about OK, maybe someone’s posting something about whatever, right. (22)

Perceived Wellness Frequentist: Reject H0 but small effect size
BF: Strong evidence for HA
  • Yeah, it definitely felt better. A lot better. (14)

  • Just cause having um like what I mentioned before, just seeing sometimes seeing like all the positive things people post on social media can be kind of um a deterrent and how you feel in daily life. So, sort of eliminating that I found in the past can sort of help my overall well-being. (19)

  • And then but I do think like not being on my phone and not scrolling social media was helpful for my psychological like well-being in terms of … I felt like I was being productive during the day because I didn’t feel any pull to go onto my phone. I was like I can’t use it anyways so I might as well not go on it. (12)

Relationships Frequentist: Reject H0 but small effect size
BF: Anecdotal evidence for HA
  • I hung out with friends more. (12)

  • Spending time with my family. (14)

  • I think I spent more time with other people too. (16)

  • Yeah, I guess I spent a little bit time with friends. My niece, I have two little nieces at home, so. (26)

  • Spending more time with my parents, my friends, like my family, just in general. (28)

  • I found because I still live at home with my parents. I would go upstairs and sit with my parents and just like bug them and talk to them for a little bit. (32)

Note. 1 For every health-related outcome, there were participants who did not express perceiving any changes for the specified outcome(s). Bracketed numbers represent unique numbers assigned to participants to maintain their anonymity.