Table 1. Concentration and the feasibility and acceptability of a smartphone game-play intervention.
Rating scale | n | Mean | Median | Mode | SD | Range |
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Concentration | ||||||
Over the past week, how much did your intrusive memories disrupt your concentration?a | 22 | 5.73 | 6.00 | 10 | 3.68 | 0–10 |
Over the past week, how much difficulty did you have concentrating generally?b | 22 | 5.68 | 5.50 | 9 | 3.59 | 0–10 |
Feasibility and acceptability | ||||||
Smartphone-delivered interventions | ||||||
Would you find it useful to have fewer intrusive memories of trauma each day?c | 22 | 6.55 | 6.50 | 10 | 2.77 | 1–10 |
How easy was it to download the app?d | 21 | 9.67 | 10.00 | 10 | 1.32 | 4–10 |
How easy did you find playing Tetris?e | 22 | 6.73 | 6.00 | 5 | 2.19 | 3–10 |
Did you enjoy playing Tetris?f | 22 | 7.55 | 9.00 | 10 | 3.33 | 0–10 |
Did you feel that Tetris distracted you from having any unpleasant thoughts/images/feelings?g | 22 | 7.45 | 8.00 | 10 | 2.26 | 2–10 |
How likely is it that you would play Tetris by yourself, in a different environment?h | 22 | 6.77 | 8.00 | 10 | 3.38 | 0–10 |
Would you recommend playing Tetris to a friend?i | 22 | 8.36 | 9.50 | 10 | 2.40 | 1–10 |
Do you think computer game-play would be an acceptable way to reduce the daily frequency of the intrusive memories?j | 20 | 6.65 | 7.00 | 10 | 2.94 | 0–10 |
How much would you prefer an intervention that is delivered by a computer/smartphone compared to seeing a doctor/psychologist in person?k | 21 | 5.62 | 6.00 | 10 | 3.75 | 0–10 |
0 = not at all disruptive; 10 = extremely disruptive;
0 = no concentration difficulties; 10 = extreme concentration difficulties;
0 = not at all useful; 10 = very useful;
0 = not at all; 10 = very easy;
0 = not at all; 10 = extremely easy;
0 = not at all; 10 = very much enjoy;
0 = not at all; 10 = very much;
0 = not at all; 10 = very likely to play;
0 = certainly not; 10 = certainly recommend;
0 = not at all acceptable; 10 = very acceptable;
0 = prefer doctor/psychologist; 10 = prefer smartphone/computer; SD, standard deviation.