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. 2020 Aug 10;8(8):e17709. doi: 10.2196/17709

Table 1.

Definitions of participant categories.

Categories and subcategories n Definition
Participants 98 All patients willing to participate in the project.

Intention to usea 57 All patients who indicated willingness to use the app at the beginning of the project.

Nonadopters 52


No intention to use 41 Patients who were not willing to use the app at the beginning of the project.


With intention but never used 11 Patients who indicated willingness to use the app, but then did not use it at all.

Adopters 46


Dropouts 23 Patients who used the app, but did not continue use the app in the third month.


Active users 23 Patients who continued to use the app into the third month.



Low-frequency 14 Patients whose average weekly app usage was less than 3.5 days



High-frequency 9 Patients whose average weekly app usage was more than 3.5 days

aIncludes Nonadopters: With intention but never used, and Adopters.