Table 2:
A table of the core features available on SuperBetter (SB) and Provider Resilience (PR), respectively.
| SuperBetter | Provider Resilience | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Challenges | Sets of at least 5 daily subsets of “Power-Ups”, “Bad Guys”, “Quest”, and “Ally” activities that focus on SB’s 4 dimensions of health (mental, emotional, social, or physical health | “Days Until Vacation” Counter | User can input the start date of their next vacation and the interface will provide a countdown of days until their vacation |
| Power-Ups | Suggestions for brief activities meant to evoke positive thoughts and feelings (e.g., watch a funny video) | Podcasts | Four guided meditation podcasts from the Military Health Podcast Network’s Military Medication Coach Series |
| Bad Guys | Prompt for addressing and overcoming challenges or negative emotions and experiences | Builders & Breakers | Same daily check-in questions that assess activities or behaviors that promote or reduce resilience (e.g., getting enough sleep, eating lunch alone at desk) |
| Quests | Suggestion to complete a specific task within the next 24 hours that will result in a positive outcome | “Inspire Me” Quotes | Quotes from famous historical figures accompanied by a picture of nature; ability to add own quotes (PR will randomly generate a picture of nature with the quote) |
| Ally Check-Ins | Activity that encourages user to check in with another person; provides a prompt to guide check-in | Physical Exercises | 10 physical exercise instructions with accompanying images |
| Resilience Score | Completing activities adds to the score. Visual includes a total numeric score and percentage with a breakdown of points for the 4 dimensions of health | Resilience Rating | Single number counting user’s interaction with PR’s features and completing assessments |
| Skill Badges | Rewards that are displayed on the user’s homepage when completing a Challenge | Breathing Exercise | 5 minute guided breathing exercise with audio and an animated circle; inhale time can be adjusted and exercise can be paused |
| “How Gameful Are You?” Quiz | Non-clinical assessment of SB’s 4 dimensions of health; can be taken multiple times and visualized by a line graph | Assessments | Clinical assessments (Oldenburg Inventory and the Professional Quality of Life Scale) which PR only allows users to fill out every 30 days |
| Reflections | Open-ended journal entry interface; no prompts provided but accessible as an icon accompanying each activity | Journal | Open-ended journal entry interface; no prompts provided. |
| Account Creation and “Secret Identity” | Ability to make an account with email or SSO via Google or Facebook; profile customization (e.g., username and profile picture) | Account Creation | No email required; username and 6-digit PIN for log-in; no user profile or customization beyond username display |
| “Science Behind” | Plain-language explanations of each feature of SB | ||
| Squad Play* | Option to view other players’ progress when participating in the same challenge as the user | ||
Squad Play and user-to-user engagement was a core feature of SB that was not available when this study was conducted.