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. 2020 Oct 16;3(2):e19852. doi: 10.2196/19852

Table 2.

General PsyMate app and user-friendliness evaluation [n=18; dropouts (n=3) were not included because they did not participate in the debriefing session].

General PsyMate app and user-friendliness evaluation Scores (1=“not at all” – 7=“very much”)
General evaluation of PsyMate app, mean (SD; range)

Was this a normal week? 5.06 (1.51; 2-7)

Did special events occur? 2.22 (1.73; 1-4)

Did the questions reflect your experiences well? 4.83 (1.62; 2-7)

Did the PsyMate app influence your mood? 1.44 (1.15; 1-5)

Did the PsyMate app influence your activities? 1.61 (1.54; 1-7)

Did the PsyMate app influence your social interactions? 1.22 (0.73; 1-4)

Did the PsyMate app hinder your daily occupations? 1.39 (0.85; 1-4)

Did you make mistakes when filling in the PsyMate app? 2.17 (0.92; 1-4)

Did filling in the PsyMate app make you more aware of your feelings? 3.56 (2.45; 1-7)


If so, did you experience this as pleasant? na 7



If so, did you experience this as neutral? na 9


If so, did you experience this as unpleasant? na 1

Did filling in the PsyMate app make you more aware of your memory? 4.56 (2.50; 1-7)



If so, did you experience this as pleasant? na,b 6


If so, did you experience this as neutral? na,b 7


If so, did you experience this as unpleasant?a,b 4

Did filling in the PsyMate app make you more aware of your activities? 2.17 (1.86; 1-7)



If so, did you experience this as pleasant? na,b 3


If so, did you experience this as neutral? na,b 14


If so, did you experience this as unpleasant? na,b 0
Evaluation of PsyMate app user-friendliness, mean (SD; range)

Were you able to read the text on the screen well? 6.06 (1.70; 1-7)

Could you hear the beep well? 6.44 (0.86; 4-7)

Did you have problems using the PsyMate app? 1.56 (1.65; 1-5)

Were the verbal explanations regarding the PsyMate app clear? 6.67 (0.60; 5-7)

Were the written explanations regarding the PsyMate app clear? 6.67 (0.60; 5-7)

Were the questions from the PsyMate app unclear or difficult? 2.28 (1.60; 1-7)

Did you experience the use of the PsyMate app burdensome with regard to the number of beeps? 1.44 (0.98; 1-5)

Did you experience the use of the PsyMate app burdensome with regard to length of one beep? 1.44 (0.62; 1-3)

Did you experience the use of the PsyMate app burdensome with regard to the sound? 2.33 ± 2.14 (1-7)

Did technical problems hinder you from filling in the beeps?b 1.88 1.09 (1-4)

aQuestions were not answered on a 7-point Likert scale but categorically.

bMissing response (n=1).