Table 3.
Pearson correlations between Enlight scales, publicly available data on program acceptance, and real-world user engagement with eHealth interventions.
| Scale | Mobile app interventions (n=52) | Web interventions (n=32) | |||||
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Usage time | User 30-day retention | Usage time | |||
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r a | P value | r | P value | r | P value |
| Usability | .15 | .14 | −.07 | .32 | .01 | .48 | |
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Ease of use | .21 | .07 | .05 | .36 | .10 | .29 |
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Learnability | .07 | .31 | −.13 | .18 | −.14 | .22 |
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Navigation | .13 | .18 | −.11 | .22 | .03 | .43 |
| Visual Design | .31b | .01 | .25b | .04 | .09 | .32 | |
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Aesthetics | .28b | .02 | .28b | .02 | .12 | .26 |
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Layout | .32b | .01 | .19 | .09 | .14 | .22 |
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Size | .24b | .047 | .18 | .10 | −.00 | .49 |
| User Engagement | .49b | <.001 | .39b | .002 | .21 | .12 | |
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Captivating | .51b | <.001 | .31b | .01 | .38b | .02 |
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Content presentation | .53b | <.001 | .29b | .02 | .22 | .12 |
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Interactive | .13 | .19 | .25b | .04 | .28 | .06 |
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Not irritating | .23 | .07 | .17 | .15 | −.11 | .31 |
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Targeted/tailored/personalized | .41b | .001 | .38b | .003 | .01 | .48 |
| Content | .45b | <.001 | .33b | .009 | .16 | .19 | |
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Evidence-based content | .43b | .001 | .31b | .01 | .15 | .20 |
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Information provision quality | .35b | .006 | .34b | .006 | −.01 | .48 |
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Complete and concise | .39b | .002 | .35b | .005 | .27 | .07 |
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Clarity about program’s purpose | .43b | .001 | .10 | .23 | .09 | .30 |
| Therapeutic Persuasiveness | .36b | .004 | .39b | .002 | .33b | .03 | |
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Call to action | .34b | .007 | .49b | <.001 | .29 | .055 |
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Load reduction of activities | .44b | .001 | .37b | .004 | .37b | .02 |
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Therapeutic rationale/pathway | .47b | <.001 | .36b | .004 | .21 | .12 |
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Rewards | .14 | .16 | .26b | .03 | .22 | .12 |
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Data-driven/adaptive | .11 | .21 | .24b | .046 | .23 | .10 |
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Ongoing feedback | .14 | .16 | .33b | .01 | .14 | .23 |
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Expectations and relevance | .31b | .01 | .03 | .41 | .19 | .15 |
| Therapeutic Alliance | .51b | <.001 | .31b | .01 | .36b | .02 | |
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Basic acceptance and support | .45b | <.001 | .40b | .002 | .42b | .009 |
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Positive therapeutic expectations | .45b | <.001 | .33b | .009 | .22 | .12 |
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Relatability | .40b | .002 | .09 | .26 | .32b | .04 |
| Enlight postempirical measures | |||||||
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Credibility | .34b | .006 | −.03 | .42 | .31b | .04 |
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Research evidence | .08 | .28 | −.13 | .18 | .19 | .15 |
| Google Store data | |||||||
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Number of installs | .25b | .04 | .10 | .25 | N/Ac | N/A |
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Average star reviews | .36b | .005 | .18 | .11 | N/A | N/A |
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Number of reviews | .58b | <.001 | .23b | .049 | N/A | N/A |
| Web traffic data | |||||||
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Total monthly visits | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | .19 | .15 |
aUsing Fisher Z-transformation, no significant differences in Pearson correlation values were found between programs targeting mental health (mobile apps n=38 and websites n=22) and those targeting health-related behaviors (mobile apps n=14 and websites n=10) or between the full samples and the samples after subtracting paid programs with free trials (n=7).
bIndicates significant correlations.
cN/A: not applicable.