Table 6:
Qualitative Responses to Follow-up Questions
| Follow Up Question | 48–72 hrs | 1mth | 2mth | 3mth | 6mth | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What do you think of the relaxation therapy? | Total Over All Follow Ups | |||||||||||
| N/A- has not used the app often | 1/29 | 3% | 2/15 | 13% | 1/9 | 11% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 4/73 | 5% |
| Positive | 20/29 | 69% | 9/15 | 60% | 4/9 | 44% | 10/11 | 91% | 5/9 | 56% | 48/73 | 66% |
| Neutral/Unsure/Mixed Feelings | 7/29 | 24% | 3/15 | 20% | 2/9 | 22% | 1/11 | 9% | 4/9 | 44% | 17/73 | 22% |
| Negative | 1/29 | 3% | 1/15 | 7% | 2/9 | 22% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 4/73 | 4% |
| Total Participants Reached (n=34) | 29/34 | (85%) | 15/34 | (44%) | 9/34 | (26%) | 11/34 | (32%) | 9/34 | (26%) | 73/170 | 43% |
| What obstacle(s) have you encountered in doing the therapy as recommended? | Total Over All Follow Ups | |||||||||||
| App difficulties | 3/29 | 10% | 2/15 | 13% | 0 | 0% | 1/10 | 10% | 1/10 | 10% | 7 | 10% |
| Boring | 1/29 | 3% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% |
| External factors interfere | 1/29 | 3% | 2/15 | 13% | 2/9 | 22% | 0 | 0% | 1/10 | 10% | 6 | 9% |
| Falls asleep with therapy | 2/29 | 7% | 1/15 | 7% | 1/9 | 11% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 4 | 6% |
| Forgets to do the PMR | 1/29 | 3% | 5/15 | 33% | 1/9 | 11% | 1/10 | 10% | 0 | 0% | 8 | 11% |
| Not relaxing or uncomfortable | 1/29 | 3% | 1/15 | 7% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1/10 | 10% | 3 | 4% |
| N/A | 1/29 | 3% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1/10 | 10% | 2 | 3% |
| None | 12/29 | 41% | 3/15 | 20% | 3/9 | 33% | 4/10 | 40% | 3/10 | 30% | 25 | 36% |
| Scheduling/Routine | 1/29 | 3% | 0 | 0% | 1/9 | 11% | 0 | 0% | 1/10 | 10% | 3 | 4% |
| Time commitment | 5/29 | 17% | 1/15 | 7% | 1/9 | 11% | 1/10 | 10% | 0 | 0% | 8 | 11% |
| Wifi | 1/29 | 3% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2/10 | 20% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 4% |
| Dislikes Length of Session | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1/10 | 10% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% |
| Recordings are repetitive | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1/10 | 10% | 1 | 1% |
| Too emotional to use the app | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1/10 | 10% | 1 | 1% |
| Total Participants Reached (n=34) | 29/34 | (85%) | 15/34 | (44%) | 9/34 | (26%) | 10/34 | (29%) | 10/34 | (29%) | 73/170 | 43% |
| Would you recommend the therapy to others? | Total Over All Follow Ups | |||||||||||
| Yes | 22/28 | 79% | 14/15 | 93% | 8/9 | 89% | 9/10 | 90% | 8/8 | 100% | 61/70 | 87% |
| No | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1/10 | 10% | 0 | 0% | 1/70 | 1% |
| Unsure/Neutral | 2/28 | 7% | 1/15 | 7% | 1/9 | 11% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 4/70 | 6% |
| N/A - has not done therapy long enough | 4/28 | 14% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 4/70 | 6% |
| Total Participants Reached (n=34) | 28/34 | (82%) | 15/34 | (44%) | 9/34 | (26%) | 10/34 | (29%) | 8/34 | (24%) | 70/170 | (41%) |